Sherman Alexie

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#i #poems #time #washing #writing

The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

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When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#admire #author #note #piece #read

You want the good life? You live where white people live, you go to school where white people go to school, and you shop where white people shop. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#good #good life #life #live #people

I look more Indian when I'm serious. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#indian #look #more #serious

My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#authority #authority figures #children #figures #only

A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

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All art is exploitation. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#exploitation

But the real interesting stuff is in the cellar and the attic. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#cellar #interesting #interesting stuff #real #stuff

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. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

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