The world is a different place in this new century, [. . . ]. And we are a … - Joseph Boyden

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What separates great jazz musicians from average ones is Taste. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that seduce and satisfy attentive listeners.

Joseph Boyden

The world is a different place in this new century, [. . . ]. And we are a different people. My visions still come but no one listens any longer to what they tell us, what they warn us. I knew even as a young woman that destruction bred on the horizon. [. . . ] War touches everyone, and windigos spring from the earth.

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When I die, nieces, I want to be cremated, my ashes taken up in a bush plane and sprinkled onto the people in town below. Let them think my body is snowflakes, sticking in their hair and on their shoulders like dandruff.

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The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far.

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People will say that Canada, unlike America, was not birthed from violence. But I want to say, "What are you talking about?" It's just not true.

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I'm a writer. I should be allowed to speak about my writing at times. And I'm really excited to speak about that. There's nothing I am shameful of or anything else in my novels. They are my children and I'm happy to speak about my children.

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