Sherman Alexie quotes - page 2

I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents. (Sherman Alexie)
Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community. View quote
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I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are assholes and the people who are not. View quote
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If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing. View quote
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He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing. View quote
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Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor. View quote
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We all have to find our own ways to say good-bye. View quote
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There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away. (107) View quote
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What kind of life can you have in a house without books? View quote
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If you care about something enough, it's going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad. Arnold, get mad. View quote
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If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads. (Sherman Alexie)
Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained. View quote
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The world is divided by two different tribes. The people who are assholes and the people who are not. View quote
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She was in pain and I loved her, sort of loved her, I guess, so I kind of had to love her pain, too. View quote
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Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works. View quote
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My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents studied from. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world. View quote
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Listen you have to read a book three times before you know it. View quote
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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. View quote
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And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God. View quote
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In the middle of a crazy and drunk life, you have to hang onto the good and sober moments tightly. View quote
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But we danced, under wigs and between unfinished walls, through broken promises and around empty cupboards. (Sherman Alexie)
It was so quiet, a reservation kind of quiet, where you can hear somebody drinking whiskey on the rocks three miles away. View quote
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I think I was born with a suitcase. View quote
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The ordinary can be like medicine. View quote
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I drew because words were too unpredictable. View quote
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