“ Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads. Sherman Alexie
“ I'm a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to experience it. I get physically tired and exhausted, devoting hours and hours and hours to it. Sherman Alexie
“ Gay people were seen as magical, too. I mean, like in many cultures, men were viewed as warriors and women were viewed as caregivers. But gay people, being both male and female, were seen as both warr… Sherman Alexie
“ I wanted to ask my father about his regrets. I wanted to ask him what was the worst thing he'd ever done. His greatest sin. I wanted to ask him if there was any reason why the Catholic Church would co… Sherman Alexie
“ I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture. Sherman Alexie
“ My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage. Sherman Alexie
“ Sure, we thought the acresThat we tilled were sacred,But how could we have knownThat wheat can haunt like ghosts Sherman Alexie
“ When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. Sherman Alexie
“ Walk the midway and hear the carnival barker.Come see the freak named after his deceased father.Come see the prince who wants to abdicate his throne.Come see the son whose name is carved on a gravesto… Sherman Alexie
“ My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room. Sherman Alexie
“ Shit," he said. "I don't know why you're feeling sorry for yourself because you ain't had to fight a war. You're lucky. Shit, all you had was that damn Desert Storm. Should have called it Dessert Stor… Sherman Alexie
“ In high school I dated a white woman. She would come to visit me on the rez. And her dad, who was very racist, didn't like that at all. And he told her one time, 'You shouldn't go on the rez if you're… Sherman Alexie
“ Like officer Dave.He's never said much about his life, but I can tell he's scarred. And he knows I'm scarred too. The wounded always recognize the wounded. We can smell each other. Sherman Alexie
“ My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his… Sherman Alexie
“ If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads. Sherman Alexie
