“He says the earth is an oval marble that nobody can win. He says the sky is not blue and the grass… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“the earth is our grandmother and that technology has become our mother and that they both hate each other.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
she braided my sister's hair with hands that smelled deep roots buried in the earth she told me the old stories how… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“What is it like to be a Spokane Indian without wild salmon? It is like being a Christian if Jesus had never… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“People can do things completely against their nature, completely. It’s like some tiny earthquake comes roaring through your body and soul, and… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“That word means 'earth-dream'. And, depending on how you use it, it means we, the people, are dreaming the earth into being.… — 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
“I know the answer has a lot to do with basic human decency, and also with the seductive nature of fame, but… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“We didn’t domesticate cats. They domesticated themselves. But not totally, you know? You take a good look at any house cat, and… — 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… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
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
