Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie
Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr., born October 7, 1966) is an American poet, writer, and filmmaker. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a Native American with ancestry from several tribes. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 October 1966
CityWelpinet, WA
CountryUnited States of America
Sherman Alexie quotes about
hate
You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too. (191)
arrogance tipping be-kind
[F]rank knew he was guilty of arrogance and misanthropy, but he compensated by being kind to strangers and tipping really well at restaurants.
orange-juice resentment bitter
You can't sustain [anger]. You become bitter. Nothing's going to change. Anger leads to resentment, then to spiking your orange juice, then to martyrdom.
morning men white-man
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 next morning, wake when it rang, and go to class.
hero people decent
Most of my heroes are just decent people. Decency is rare and underrated.
serious looks indian
I look more Indian when I'm serious.
celebrate allusion
Let us now celebrate the literary allusion.
wounds
Humor was an antiseptic that cleaned the deepest of personal wounds.
sacred mystery chips
Every movie is a road movie. Every novel is a mystery. Every tortilla chip is sacred.
dirty people dirty-talk
That's one more thing people don't know about Indians: We love to talk dirty.
dad redneck white
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 I suppose filled with farmers and rednecks and racists cops who stop every Indian that drives through. During one week when I was little dad got stopped three times for DWI- Driving While Indian.
people mind littles
Funny how a little politeness can change people's minds.
jesus body bread
We are taught to take the bread into our bodies as proof of Jesus's body.
kids self long
How self-centered, how arrogant... Imagine the awesome privilege of living in a society where you get to choose what you eat at each and every meal. When I was a kid, I was a vegetarian and a vegan for long stretches... I was a commodity cheese-atarian.