“Sure, we thought the acres That we tilled were sacred, But how could we have known That wheat can haunt like ghosts” — 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
“So Lightning says to Mud, “What would happen if I struck your blood?” And Mud says, “Brother, It would hurt, And make… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Walk the midway and hear the carnival barker. Come see the freak named after his deceased father. Come see the prince who… — 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
“The white woman across the aisle from me says 'Look, look at all the history, that house on the hill there is… — 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
“1 Cain lifts Crow, that heavy black bird and strikes down Abel. Damn, says Crow, I guess this is just the beginning.… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“All of the Indians must have tragic features: tragic noses, eyes, and arms. Their hands and fingers must be tragic when they… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read becuase they live 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
