"Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would……" — Sherman Alexie
"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 be Irish and Indian. But they're not here and haven't been for years, so I'm not really Irish or Indian. I am a blank sky, a human solar eclipse."
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Sherman Alexie
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178 Quotes by Sherman Alexie
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