Sherman Alexie
"As a child, I read because booksāviolent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and notāwere the most loving and trustworthy things in my life. I read widely, and loved plenty of the classics so, yes, I recognized the domestic terrors faced by Louisa May Alcottās March sisters. But I became the kid chased by werewolves, vampires, and evil clowns in Stephen Kingās books. I read books about monsters and monstrous things, often written with monstrous language, because they taught me how to battle the real monsters in my life. And now I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I donāt write to protect them. Itās far too late for that. I write to give them weaponsāin the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed."
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"As a child, I read because booksāviolent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and notāwere the most loving and trustworthy things in my life. I read widely, and loved plenty of the classics so, yes, I recognized the domestic terrors faced by Louisa May Alcottās March sisters. But I became the kid chased by werewolves, vampires, and evil clowns in Stephen Kingās books. I read books about monsters and monstrous things, often written with monstrous language, because they taught me how to battle the real monsters in my life. And now I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I donāt write to protect them. Itās far too late for that. I write to give them weaponsāin the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed."
"ŁŁ Ų·ŁŁŁŲŖŁŲ ŁŁŲŖ Ų£ŁŲ±Ų£ ŁŲ£Ł Ų§ŁŁŲŖŲØ ā ŲØŁŁ Ł
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Ł Ų§ŁŁŁŲ§Ų³ŁŁŁŲ§ŲŖŲ ŁŲ°Ų§Ų ŁŲ¹Ł
Ų Ų£ŲÆŲ±ŁŲŖŁ ŲŖŁ
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Ų§Ų±Ų“ ŁŁŁŁŲ²Ų§ Ł
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Ų³ŲŖŲ°Ų¦ŲØŁŁ ŁŁ
ŲµŲ§ŲµŁ Ų§ŁŲÆŁ
Ų§Ų” ŁŲ§ŁŁ
ŁŲ±Ų¬ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ£Ų“Ų±Ų§Ų± ŁŁ ŁŲŖŲØ Ų³ŲŖŁŁŁ ŁŁŁŲŗ. ŁŲ±Ų£ŲŖŁ ŁŲŖŲØŁŲ§ Ų¹Ł Ų§ŁŁŲŁŲ“ ŁŲ§ŁŲ£Ų“ŁŲ§Ų” Ų§ŁŁŲŲ“ŁŲ©Ų Ų§ŁŲŖŁ ŲŗŲ§ŁŲØŁŲ§ Ł
Ų§ ŁŁŲŖŲØŲŖ ŲØŁŲŗŲ© ŁŲŲ“ŁŲ©Ų ŁŲ£ŁŁŲ§ Ų¹ŁŁ
ŲŖŁŁ ŁŁŁ Ų£ŲŲ§Ų±ŲØ Ų§ŁŁŲŁŲ“ Ų§ŁŲŁŁŁŁŲ© ŁŁ ŲŁŲ§ŲŖŁ.
ŁŲ§ŁŲ¢Ł Ų£ŁŲŖŲØ ŁŲŖŲØŁŲ§ ŁŁŁ
Ų±Ų§ŁŁŁŁ ŁŲ£ŁŁŁ Ų£ŲŖŲ°ŁŲ± ŲØŁŲ¶ŁŲ Ł
Ų§ ŁŲ§Ł Ų¹ŁŁŁ Ų“Ų¹ŁŲ± Ų§ŁŁ
Ų±Ų§ŁŁ ŁŁŁ ŁŁŲ§Ų¬Ł Ł
Ų®Ų§Ų·Ų± ŁŁŁ
ŁŲ© ŁŲ¬Ų³ŁŁ
Ų©. ŁŲ§ Ų£ŁŲŖŲØ ŁŲŁ
Ų§ŁŲŖŁŁ
Ų ŁŁŲÆ ŁŲ§ŲŖ Ų§ŁŲ£ŁŲ§Ł Ų¹ŁŁ Ų°ŁŁ ŲØŁŲ«ŁŲ±. Ų£ŁŲŖŲØ ŁŲ£Ł
ŁŲŁŁ
Ų£Ų³ŁŲŲ© ā ŁŁ Ų“ŁŁ ŁŁŁ
Ų§ŲŖ ŁŲ£ŁŁŲ§Ų± ā ŲŖŲ³Ų§Ų¹ŲÆŁŁ
Ų¹ŁŁ Ł
ŲŲ§Ų±ŲØŲ© ŁŲŁŲ“ŁŁ
. Ų£ŁŲŖŲØ ŲØŲ§ŁŲÆŁ
ŁŲ£ŁŁŁ Ų£ŲŖŲ°ŁŲ± Ł
Ų§ ŁŲ§Ł Ų¹ŁŁŁ Ų“Ų¹ŁŲ± Ų§ŁŁŲ²Ł."
Sherman Alexie
"What kind of life can you have in a house without books?"
"Ų£ŁŁ ŲŁŲ§Ų©Ł ŲŖŁŁ Ų§ŁŲŖŁ ŲŖŁŁŲ¶Ł ŁŁ ŲØŁŲŖŁ Ų®Ų§ŁŁ Ł
Ł Ų§ŁŁŲŖŲØŲ"
Sherman Alexie
Flight
"I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent."
"ŲŖŁŲ§ŁŁŲŖ ŁŲŖŲ§ŲØŁ ŁŁŲŖŲŲŖŁ. Ų£Ų±ŲÆŲŖ Ų£Ł Ų£Ų“Ł
Ų±Ų§Ų¦ŲŲŖŁ. ŲØŁŲ Ų£Ų±ŲÆŲŖ Ų£Ł Ų£ŁŲØŁŁŁ. ŁŲ¹Ł
Ų Ų£ŁŲØŁŁŁ. ŁŲ°Ų§ ŲµŲŁŲŲ Ų£ŁŲ§ Ł
ŁŲØŁŁ ŁŲŖŲØ. Ų±ŲØŁ
Ų§ ŁŲØŲÆŁ ŁŲ°Ų§ Ł
ŁŲŲ±ŁŁŲ§ ŲØŲ¹Ų¶ Ų§ŁŲ“ŁŲ”Ų Ų£Ł Ų±ŲØŁ
Ų§ ŁŁ Ų±ŁŁ
Ų§ŁŲ³ŁŁŁ ŁŲ°Ł Ų°ŁŲ§Ų”Ł Ų±ŁŁŲ¹."
Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
"āPoetry = Anger x Imaginationā"
"Ų§ŁŲ“Ų¹Ų± = Ų§ŁŲŗŲ¶ŲØ Ć Ų§ŁŲ®ŁŲ§Ł"
Sherman Alexie
One Stick Song
"My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room."
"ŁŲ§Ł Ų£ŲØŁ ŲÆŲ§Ų¦Ł
ŁŲ§ ŲŗŲ§Ų±ŁŁŲ§ ŁŁ ŁŲ¢ŲØŲŖŁ. ŁŲŁŁ ŁŁŁŁ ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲØŁŲŖ ŲµŲ§ŲŁŁŲ§Ų ŁŲ§Ł ŁŁŲ¶Ł Ł
Ų¹ŲøŁ
ŁŁŲŖŁ ŁŁ ŲŗŲ±ŁŲŖŁ."
Sherman Alexie
"In high school I dated a white woman. She would come to visit me on the rez. And her dad, who was very racist, didn't like that at all. And he told her one time, 'You shouldn't go on the rez if you're white because Indians have a lot of anger in their heart."
"ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ
Ų±ŲŁŲ© Ų§ŁŲ«Ų§ŁŁŁŲ©Ų ŁŲ§Ų¹ŲÆŲŖŁ Ų§Ł
Ų±Ų£Ų© ŲØŁŲ¶Ų§Ų”. ŁŲ§ŁŲŖ ŲŖŲ²ŁŲ±ŁŁ ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ
ŲŁ
ŁŲ©Ų ŁŁŲ§ŁŲÆŁŲ§Ų Ų§ŁŲ°Ł ŁŲ§Ł Ų¹ŁŲµŲ±ŁŁŲ§ Ų¬ŲÆŁŲ§Ų ŁŁ
ŁŲ±Ł ŁŁ Ų°ŁŁ Ų¹ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ„Ų·ŁŲ§Ł. ŁŁŲÆ ŁŲ§Ł ŁŁŲ§ Ų°Ų§ŲŖ Ł
Ų±Ų©: "ŁŲ§ ŁŁŲØŲŗŁ ŁŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ°ŁŲ§ŲØ Ų„ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ
ŲŁ
ŁŲ© Ų„Ų°Ų§ ŁŁŲŖŁ ŲØŁŲ¶Ų§Ų”Ų ŁŲ£Ł Ų§ŁŁŁŁŲÆ ŁŲŁ
ŁŁŁ Ų§ŁŁŲ«ŁŲ± Ł
Ł Ų§ŁŲŗŲ¶ŲØ ŁŁ ŁŁŁŲØŁŁ
."
Sherman Alexie
"You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it."
"Ų§ŁŁŲ§Ų³ ŁŲŖŲŲÆŲ«ŁŁ Ų“Ų¹Ų±ŁŲ§ Ų·ŁŲ§Ł Ų§ŁŁŁŲŖŲ ŁŁŁŁŁ
ŁŲ§ ŁŲÆŲ±ŁŁŁ Ų°ŁŁ."
Sherman Alexie
"My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage."
"ŁŲ§ŁŲŖ Ų²ŁŲ¬ŲŖŁ Ų£ŁŁ Ų“Ų±ŁŁŲ© ŲŁŲ§Ų© ŲŖŁŁŁ
ŁŁŲ§ Ų§ŁŲ¬Ų²Ų£ŁŁ Ł
ŁŁŲ Ų§ŁŲ£Ł
Ų±ŁŁŁ ŁŲ§ŁŲ£ŲµŁŁŲ ŁŲ§ Ų³ŁŁ
Ų§ Ł
Ų§ ŁŁŁŁ
Ų§ Ł
Ł Ų¬Ų±Ų§Ų ŁŲ§ Ł
Ł Ł
ŲŲ§Ų³Ł."
Sherman Alexie
"I'm a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to experience it. I get physically tired and exhausted, devoting hours and hours and hours to it."
"Ų£ŁŲ§ ŁŲ§ŲŖŲØ Ł
ŁŁŲ¬Ł. ŁŲ£ŁŲŖŲØ Ų¹Ł Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų§Ų·ŁŲ©Ų Ų¹ŁŁŁ Ų£Ł Ų£Ų¹ŁŲ“ŁŲ§. Ų£ŁŲµŲ§ŲØ ŲØŲ§ŁŲ„Ų±ŁŲ§Ł ŁŲ§ŁŲŖŲ¹ŲØ Ų§ŁŲ¬Ų³ŲÆŁŲ Ł
ŁŲ±Ų³Ų§Ł ŁŁŲ§ Ų³Ų§Ų¹Ų§ŲŖ ŁŲ³Ų§Ų¹Ų§ŲŖ ŁŲ³Ų§Ų¹Ų§ŲŖ."
Sherman Alexie
"When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author."
"Ų¹ŁŲÆŁ
Ų§ ŲŖŲ·Ų§ŁŲ¹ ŁŲµŁŲ§ ŁŲ£Ų³Ų±Ł Ų„Ų¹Ų¬Ų§ŲØŁŲ§Ų Ų§ŲØŲ¹Ų« Ų±Ų³Ų§ŁŲ© Ų“ŁŲ± ŁŁŲ§ŲŖŲØŁ."
Sherman Alexie
"My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel."
"ŁŲ§Ł Ų£ŲØŁ Ų£Ų±ŁŁŁŲ§ Ł
Ų¹ŲøŁ
ŲŁŲ§ŲŖŁ. ŁŲ°Ų§Ų ŁŲØŲŁŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ®Ų§Ł
Ų³Ų© Ł
Ł Ų¹Ł
Ų±ŁŲ ŁŁŲŖ Ų£Ų³ŁŲ± Ł
Ų¹Ł Ų§ŁŁŁŁ ŲØŲ·ŁŁŁŲ ŁŲ“Ų§ŁŲÆ Ų§ŁŲŖŁŁŲ§Ų² Ų§ŁŲ±ŲÆŁŲ”Ų Ų£Ł ŁŲŖŁ
ŲÆŲÆ ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ³Ų±ŁŲ± Ų°Ų§ŲŖŁŲ Ų£ŁŲ±Ų£ Ų£ŁŲ§ ŁŲµŲµŁ Ų§ŁŁ
ŲµŁŲ±Ų© ŲØŁŁŁ
Ų§ ŁŁŲ±Ų£ ŁŁ Ų±ŁŲ§ŁŲŖŁ Ų§ŁŲ£Ų®ŁŲ±Ų© Ł
Ł ŁŲµŲµ Ų§ŁŲ¬Ų§Ų³ŁŲ³ŁŲ© Ų£Ł Ų§ŁŲŗŁ
ŁŲ¶."
Sherman Alexie
"I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture."
Sherman Alexie
"When my female friends are left By horrid spouses and lovers,I commiserate. I send gifts-Powwow songs and poems- and wonder Why my gorgeous friends cannot find Someone who knows them as I do. Is the whole world dead and blind?I tell my friends, āIād marry you Tomorrow.ā I think Iām engaged To thirty-six women, my harem:Platonic, bookish, and enraged. I love them! But it would scare them-No, of course, they already know That I can be just one more boy,A toy warrior who explodes Into silence and warpaths with joy."
Sherman Alexie
"Gay people were seen as magical, too. I mean, like in many cultures, men were viewed as warriors and women were viewed as caregivers. But gay people, being both male and female, were seen as both warriors and caregivers. Gay people could do anything. They were like Swiss Army knives!"
Sherman Alexie
"Like officer Dave. He's never said much about his life, but I can tell he's scarred. And he knows I'm scarred too. The wounded always recognize the wounded. We can smell each other."
Sherman Alexie
"Walk the midway and hear the carnival barker. Come see the freak named after his deceased father. Come see the prince who wants to abdicate his throne. Come see the son whose name is carved on a gravestone."
Sherman Alexie
"Sure, we thought the acres That we tilled were sacred,But how could we have known That wheat can haunt like ghosts"
Sherman Alexie
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