top of page
"I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes' cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Attitude quotes

"Guard yourself with a positive attitude, conviction, hope and fulfillment of your heart's desire."

"Each day that comes is not a privilege to think about wrong people and things in a negative way and disturb not just your mind, but your heart as well! Each day is however, a great privilege to be thankful to God and mind the business of your life; how to summon all challenges, limit your mistakes and improve your wit and wisdom, and how to move your footsteps to live noble and indelible footprints!"

"Attitude is the most beautiful expression of a positive life."

"It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected."

"Ask yourself and become more aware-are you . . . Speaking poorly of others in judgment, gossip, and intolerance? Looking for, dwelling on, and obsessing over the negative? Being grumpy, negative, and infecting others with your bad attitude or victim mentality?"

"My sense of misadventure took over and I began looking at my problems as challenges."

"A positive attitude will help fortify your courage to build unshakable confidence and healthy self-esteem."
Explore more quotes by Tony Hillerman

"I know what I write about seems exotic to a lot of people, but not for me. I pulled up to an old trading post and saw a few elderly Navajos sitting on a bench. I felt right at home."

"An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place."

"Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like."

"I am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading."

"You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart."
bottom of page