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Thomas King

Thomas King

Born: 01-01-1943

Thomas King is a Canadian-American author, celebrated for his insightful exploration of Indigenous identities and experiences. With a blend of humor and poignant storytelling, he has penned novels, short stories, and essays, including "Green Grass, Running Water" and "The Inconvenient Indian." King, of Cherokee and Greek descent, is also an accomplished broadcaster and academic, making significant contributions to Indigenous literature and cultural discourse.

Book summaries for books written by Thomas King

Quotes

I don't have to tell you that the world is a dangerous place. You know that as well as I do.

Thomas King

dangerawareness

I was thinking maybe we could go for a walk, find a place to sit and talk. It's not every day I get to meet a real live scientist.

Thomas King

conversationcuriosity

You can't save the world. There are too many people in it.

Thomas King

realismworld

There's a lot of things in this world that don't make any sense.

Thomas King

confusionlife

We're a long way off from saving the world, aren't we?

Thomas King

worldrealization

It's not just the world that's changing. It's us.

Thomas King

changeself-awareness

Maybe it's time to start thinking of the world as something we share, something we all have a stake in.

Thomas King

unitycommunity

It's not easy to change the world. It's even harder to change yourself.

Thomas King

changeself-improvement

Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between what's real and what's not.

Thomas King

realityperception

We're all in this together. That's the reality.

Thomas King

unitycommunity

The world is a big place, and we're just a small part of it.

Thomas King

perspectiveworld

You can't ignore the world. It's always there, waiting for you to notice it.

Thomas King

awarenessworld