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Me Quotes by Sherman Alexie
- I felt so conflicted about having fled the rez as a kid that I created a whole literary career that left me there.
- In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beige, mauve, siena, one of those lighter browns in the…
- Last September 16th, I was walking in downtown Seattle when this pick-up truck pulls up in front of me. Guy leans out the window and…
- 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…
- The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when I was seven…
- What inspires a poem for me is usually a moment.
- She told me that every other step was just for me.' But that's only half of the dance,' I said. Yeah,' my father said. 'She…
- Gordie, the white boy genius, gave me this book by a Russian dude named Tolstoy, who wrote, 'Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family…
- Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to…
- The streetlight outside my house shines on tonight and I'm watching it like it could give me a vision. James ain't talked ever and he…
- But something magical happened to me when I went to Reardan. Overnight I became a good player. I suppose it had something to do with…
- I got in a fight with my girlfriend," I said. "I was just driving around, blowing off steam, you know?" Well, you should be more…
- and then she asks me how many sexual partners I've had and I say one or two depending on your definition of what I did…
- Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. He may not have loved…
- What if someone picks on me?" I asked Then I'll pick on them". What if someone picks my nose?" I asked. The I'll pick your…
- she braided my sister's hair with hands that smelled deep roots buried in the earth she told me the old stories how time never mattered…
- I used to sleep with my books in piles all over my bed and sometimes they were the only thing keeping me warm and always…
- They put me in a holding cell with a black kid and a white kid and a Chinese kid. We're the United Nations of juvenile…
- He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous
- And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God.
- My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale