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
differences
I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird
good-life school white
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.
nostalgia doomed
Nostalgia is always doomed and dooming.
culture storytelling grew
I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.
inspire moments
What inspires a poem for me is usually a moment.
names insomniac
My name is Sherman J. Alexie Jr., and I am an insomniac.
spiritual matter should
Spiritual matters should be private.
order culture ceremony
I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture.
lonely writing
Writing is a lonely business.
successful feelings want
I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.
fighting thinking tribalism
Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundamentalize, and if I can fight fundamentalism in any of its forms I'm happy.
father men amazing-man
My father is an amazing man.
father home sober-up
My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room.
kids simple emotional
The problem is that too many adults think their kids' lives are simple, or they try to make their lives simple, when their emotional lives are just as complicated as ours. They might have a few less tools to deal with it because they're young, but the emotions are all the same, and the subject matter is all the same.