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
dirty people dirty-talk
That's one more thing people don't know about Indians: We love to talk dirty.
serious looks indian
I look more Indian when I'm serious.
father giving healthy
She told me that every other step was just for me.' But that's only half of the dance,' I said. Yeah,' my father said. 'She was keeping the rest for herself. Nobody can give everything away. It ain't healthy.
thinking way emotion
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.
memories white short-memory
White Americans have a short memory.
hate
You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too. (191)
thinking artist want
I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators.
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.
night maps realizing
At the halfway point of any drunken night, there is a moment when an Indian realizes he cannot turn back toward tradition and that he has no map to guide him toward the future.
stupid believe circles
It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor. You start believing that you're poor because you're stupid and ugly. And then you start believing that you're stupid and ugly because you're Indian. And because you're Indian you start believing you're destined to be poor. It's an ugly circle and there's nothing you can do about it.