“So I heard the boom of my father's rifle when he shot my best friend. A bullet only costs about two cents,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Dear friends, my brain— Unpredictable as it was—is even more unpredictable now. But thank God for all of the ways in which we compensate For our deficiencies. In order to play Ping-Pong—in order to make it Through this crazy life—I needed somebody to step in and take The next shot. So let’s call this a Ping-Pong prayer. Let’s call… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share
“I was successful and acceptable and loved because I was—and still am—great at negotiating with whiteness. But that means my white friends… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“dear old friends, dear old lovers, do you realize that when you voted for Trump, you voted against me—against the memory of… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“(I think Rowdy might be the most important person in my life. maybe more important than my family.) Can your best friend… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Ah, friend, this world—this one universe— Is already too expansive for me. When I die, let my mourners know That I shrugged… — 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
