My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures. — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I've learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children — 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
“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
“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 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
“...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 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
...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
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
“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 Image
“Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often celebrated. Epileptics were often shamans because people just assumed that God gave seizure-visions to the lucky ones. Gay people were seen as magical, too. I mean, like in many cultures, men were viewed as warriors and women were viewed… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“Or maybe I could have anesthetized myself with homework and extra credit and binge-reading.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“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 Image
