I've learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“I realized that my mother had not taught us the tribal language because she knew her children would not be strong enough… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“And finally this, when the sun was falling down so beautiful we didn’t have time to give it a name, she held… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“...there are some children who aren't really children at all, they're just pillars of flame that burn everything they touch. And there… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
If a parent doesn't want his/her child to read a book then there is always an alternative text to read. But the… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Sibling Rivalry Yes, my mother was a better mother To my sisters and brothers, But they were better children Than me, the… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I believe in any kid's ability to read any book and form their own judgements. It's the job of a parent to… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Sir, in your thirty-nine years as a parent, you broke your children's hearts, collectively and individually, 612 times and you did this… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“I TEND TO believe in government because it was the U.S. government that paid for my brain surgery when I was five… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited. If you speak and write in English, or… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
...there are some children who aren't really children at all, they're just pillars of flame that burn everything they touch. And there… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“As a child, I read because books–violent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and not–were the most loving and trustworthy things in… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“He says the earth is an oval marble that nobody can win. He says the sky is not blue and the grass is not… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often celebrated. Epileptics were… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
Since Jesus was human then he most assuredly farted and burped. And if God did create us in God's image then God must fart… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“A century ago she might have been beautiful, her face reflected in the river instead of a mirror. But all the years have changed… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
I don't think there's a whole lot of class literature at all. I think most of that has become racially based, and people don't… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“Is there really a difference between that killing and this killing? Does God approve of some killing and not other killing? If I kill… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
My parents banned nothing, though the Christian fundamentalists in my tribe held book-and-record burnings every now and again. So, yes, fundamentalist assholes can also… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“Or maybe I could have anesthetized myself with homework and extra credit and binge-reading.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“Dear wife, I'm sorry that I am mysteriously incapable of folding clean laundry, but I iron, oh, I iron. Sweetheart, I'll make your white… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“Gordy,” I said. “I need to talk to you." "I don't have time," he said. "Mr. Orcutt and I have to debug some PCs.… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“The United States wants all of us to forget the crimes it committed against the indigenous. The United States wants us to forget. The… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
