"I'm a poet who can whine in meter" — Sherman Alexie

"I'm a poet who can whine in meter"

— Sherman Alexie

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178 Quotes by Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie has 178 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I felt so conflicted about having fled the rez as a kid that I created a whole literary career that…
Don't live up to your stereotypes.
When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.
I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a…
I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant.…
If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.
The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more.
We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian…
In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beige, mauve, siena, one of…
Sixty percent of all Indians live in urban areas, but nobody's writing about them. They're really an underrepresented population, and…
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women,…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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