Best Sherman Alexie Quotes
- Bush has not read enough books to have a developed moral sense. The fewer books you read, the easier it is to become fundamental. In… Anti
- In high school I dated a white woman. She would come to visit me on the rez. And her dad, who was very racist, didn't… All
- At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it's indicative of the ways in which Indians have no cultural… Casinos
- I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write… Bleed
- If one reads enough books, one has a fighting chance. Book
- Unlike landed white men, she didn't need to climb mountains to experience mystic panic. All she needed was to set her alarm dock for the… Alarm
- Corliss wondered what happens to a book that sits unread on a library shelf for thirty years. Can a book rightfully be called a book… Book
- If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything. Better
- I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed. Bleed
- When I had no money, and a great book came out, I couldn't get it. I had to wait. I love the idea that I… Book
- Corliss had never once considered the fate of library books. She'd never wondered how many books go unread. She loved books. How could she not… Abusive
- All I owe the world is my art. All
- Certainly I'm angry at the way Indians have been treated and continue to be treated. But I don't think it's a helpless emotion. Angry
- You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it. All
- I look more Indian when I'm serious. Indian
- That's one more thing people don't know about Indians: We love to talk dirty. Dirty
- Reardan is the rich white farm town that sits in the wheat fields exactly 22 miles away from the Rez. And it's a hick town… Cop
- It's a weird thing. Reservations were meant to be prisons, you know? Indians were supposed to move onto reservations and die. We were supposed to… Camps
- I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature. Adult
- And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it also took some… Courage
- Writing is a lonely business. Business
- All art is exploitation. All
- I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture. Ceremonies
- I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture. American
- I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian. Disappointing
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