The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint Quotes

“There was one difference I would come to realize, between white kids and Indians. Among white kids there are tattletales everywhere. Indians? An Indian wouldn't tattle to save his own mother. Indians, over the years, have learned the value of keeping their mouths shut.”
― Brady Udall, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

“If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head.”
― Brady Udall, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

“I typed becasue I had to. I typed because I was afraid I might disappear." --Edgar Mint”
― Brady Udall, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

“Is this what it all comes to? I wondered. Is this how it is supposed to turn out? You have your accidents, your broken bones and diseases, and then there is a strange hairiness that overtakes you and pretty soon you’re dead, put in a wooden box and buried under a pile of dirt?”
― Brady Udall, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint