Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor.
He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing. - Sherman Alexie
He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.
- Sherman Alexie
Don't live up to your stereotypes. - Sherman Alexie
Don't live up to your stereotypes.
Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained. - Sherman Alexie
Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.
I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture. - Sherman Alexie
I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture.
Last September 16th, I was walking in downtown Seattle when this pick-up truck pulls up in front of me. Guy leans out the window and yells, "Go back … - Sherman Alexie
Last September 16th, I was walking in downtown Seattle when this pick-up truck pulls up in front of me. Guy leans out the window and yells, "Go back …
These are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you; your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. M… - Sherman Alexie
These are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you; your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. M…
If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything. - Sherman Alexie
If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.
If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing. - Sherman Alexie
If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.
I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write to protect them… - Sherman Alexie
I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write to protect them…
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