Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“An Indian’s wealth Is determined by what they lose And not by what they save.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I thought I’d been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing Y.A. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
The percentage of Indian kids doing some sort of artistic work is much higher than in the general population - painting, drawing,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Every Indian kid has access to MySpace and Facebook. But that doesn't mean they have access to books and great teachers. This… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Non-Indian writers usually say "Great Spirit," "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four-Legged, and Winged." Mixed-blood writers usually say "Creator, "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four- Legged,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Ialways think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I know a lot about being white - because I have to, I live in the white world. A white person doesn't… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“The contemporary motto for the mullet-wearer is "business in front, party in the back" but the Indian mullet warrior motto was "I… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Last night I missed two free throws which would have won the game against the best team in the state. The farm… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
There's this whole notion of being an Indian - the idea that "warrior" is a positive description of us [Indians as native… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I got in a fight with my girlfriend," I said. "I was just driving around, blowing off steam, you know?" Well, you… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Reardan is the rich white farm town that sits in the wheat fields exactly 22 miles away from the Rez. And it's… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
All I try to do is portray Indians as we are, in creative ways. With imagination and poetry. I think a lot… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“They're all gone, my tribe is gone. Those blankets they gave us, infected with smallpox, have killed us. I'm the last, the… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Despite all of the time he spent in Big Heart's, Wilson had never come to understand the social lives of Indians. He… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“I'd only seen Julius play a few times, but he had that gift, that grace, those fingers like a goddamn medicine man.… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians… — 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
![“There's this whole notion of being an Indian - the idea that "warrior" is a positive description of us [Indians as native Americans]. When an Indian guy does well, he's a warrior, even now. He could be a computer salesman, but if he does well, he's a warrior. I'm not a pacifist by any measure, but…” quote by Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/621/sherman-alexie-444_computer_there-s-this-whole-notion-of-being-an-in_1831106.png)
