--- title: "4 Laughed Quotes By Sherman Alexie" description: "4 Laughed quotes by Sherman Alexie. Plus more from Sherman Alexie and more Laughed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/sherman-alexie-444_laughed_and-i-realized-that-sure-indians-were-dr_678313.jpg" --- > [“And I realized that sure Indians were drunk and sad and displaced and crazy and mean but dang we knew how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/and-i-realized-that-sure-indians-were-drunk-and-sad-and-displaced-and/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/sherman-alexie-444_laughed_and-i-realized-that-sure-indians-were-dr_678313.jpg) > [“But none of them laughed as hard about my beautiful brain as I knew my father would have. I miss him, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/but-none-of-them-laughed-as-hard-about-my-beautiful-brain-as-i-knew/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/sherman-alexie-444_father_but-none-of-them-laughed-as-hard-about-m_1638641.png) > [When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing. And so, laughing and crying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/when-it-comes-to-death-we-know-that-laughter-and-tears-are-pretty-2/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/sherman-alexie-444_bye_when-it-comes-to-death-we-know-that-laug_1846719.jpg) > [“And I laughed because half of me was happy and half of me wasn't sure what else to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/and-i-laughed-because-half-of-me-was-happy-and-half-of-me-wasn-t-sure/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/sherman-alexie-444_comedy_and-i-laughed-because-half-of-me-was-hap_2758105.png) ## Other authors on Laughed ## More by Sherman Alexie > [“He says the earth is an oval marble that nobody can win. He says the sky is not blue and the grass is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/he-says-the-earth-is-an-oval-marble-that-nobody-can-win-he-says-the/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often celebrated. Epileptics were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/now-in-the-old-days-indians-used-to-be-forgiving-of-any-kind-of/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/since-jesus-was-human-then-he-most-assuredly-farted-and-burped-and-if/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“A century ago she might have been beautiful, her face reflected in the river instead of a mirror. But all the years have changed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/a-century-ago-she-might-have-been-beautiful-her-face-reflected-in-the/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“In all those stories, I could fly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/in-all-those-stories-i-could-fly/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/i-don-t-think-there-s-a-whole-lot-of-class-literature-at-all-i-think/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [She wanted to be buried in a coffin filled with used paperbacks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/she-wanted-to-be-buried-in-a-coffin-filled-with-used-paperbacks/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“Is there really a difference between that killing and this killing? Does God approve of some killing and not other killing? If I kill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/is-there-really-a-difference-between-that-killing-and-this-killing/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“Son, things have never been like how you think they used to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/son-things-have-never-been-like-how-you-think-they-used-to-be/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/my-parents-banned-nothing-though-the-christian-fundamentalists-in-my/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“Or maybe I could have anesthetized myself with homework and extra credit and binge-reading.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/or-maybe-i-could-have-anesthetized-myself-with-homework-and-extra/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/dear-wife-i-m-sorry-that-i-am-mysteriously-incapable-of-folding-clean/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/gordy-i-said-i-need-to-talk-to-you-i-don-t-have-time-he-said-mr/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [“The United States wants all of us to forget the crimes it committed against the indigenous. The United States wants us to forget. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/the-united-states-wants-all-of-us-to-forget-the-crimes-it-committed/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-alexie/i-think-that-white-women-are-more-apt-to-read-laterally-so-i-think/) [Sherman Alexie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-alexie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laughed/sherman-alexie/#itemlist", "name": "4 Laughed Quotes By Sherman Alexie", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And I realized that sure Indians were drunk and sad and displaced and crazy and mean but dang we knew how to laugh. When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing. And so, laughing and crying, we said good-bye to my grandmother. And when we said good-bye to one grandmother, we said good-bye to all of them. Each funeral was a funeral for all of us. 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