"My mustache speaks to me... it says, 'Together, we will return the NBA to the glory of its mustache days. Pistol Pete…"

"I took to James Welch's poetry and novels to find the wryest of humor to counter dread and loss."

"Scattered in the wind Earthboy calls me from my dreams: Dirt is where the dreams must end."

"(Do you remember the first Native writers you read?) LE: Yes. James Welch's Winter in the Blood came out in 1972...Wi…"

"It is only when one ascends the mountains that the grand panorama is unfolded, and the book of nature is spread out, …"

"With God there is always more! There is always room for more, and we have work to do. There is always room for those …"

"Let the air do the work."

"Let the air save your lip."

"Rest as much as you play."

"Brass playing is no harder than deep breathing."