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.
From Sherman Alexie
If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.
Spiritual matters should be private.
I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture.
When you construct a mix tape, the first song you come out with has to be a barnburner.
But the real interesting stuff is in the cellar and the attic.
When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.
Writing is a lonely business.
I felt so conflicted about having fled the rez as a kid that I created a whole literary career that left me there.
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.
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