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Little Big Man
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"Little Big Man" Quotes

A 111-year-old man recounts his adventures living among the Cheyenne, the white settlers, and even fighting at Custer's Last Stand.

Quotes

The human comedy doesn't attract me that much. I am much more interested in the cosmic comedy.

Thomas Berger

philosophycomedy

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other men's lives.

Thomas Berger

heroismlegacy

But I could not stand living under a false name. It's not the kind of thing I was brought up to do, and it's not my idea of a good way to live.

Thomas Berger

integrityidentity

Being an orphan, I had no one to advise me. I had no one to care for me.

Thomas Berger

orphanloneliness

I had never seen a wild Indian before, and he seemed to me a very fine, handsome fellow. He was a very dignified man.

Thomas Berger

first impressionindigenous culture

In my opinion, when you meet someone from another culture, you should treat him as a member of your own.

Thomas Berger

tolerancecultural diversity

Man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a weasel's heart. There's a great part of the time that it's not even in the right place.

Thomas Berger

human natureemotions

It's not the law that makes men good, but it's men who make the law good.

Thomas Berger

moralitylaw

One thing about a man who is very brave, and that is that he will always be in trouble.

Thomas Berger

braveryconsequences

I had a dream that I was hung on a tree until I was dead. When I woke up, I felt sore all over. I felt like I had been hung on a tree until I was dead.

Thomas Berger

dreamsfear