Don't live up to your stereotypes. Sherman Alexie More Quotes by Sherman Alexie More Quotes From Sherman Alexie There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social and political reasons. Sherman Alexie basketballnative-americaninspirational The librarian spoke in a reverential whisper. Corliss knew she'd misjudged this passionate woman. Maybe she dressed poorly, but she was probably great in bed, certainly believed in God and goodness, and kept an illicit collection of overdue library books on her shelves. Sherman Alexie judgementbookpeople Non-Indian writers usually say "Great Spirit," "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four-Legged, and Winged." Mixed-blood writers usually say "Creator, "Mother Earth," "Two-Legged, Four- Legged, and Winged." Indian writers usually say "God," "Mother Earth," "Human Being, Dog, and Bird." Sherman Alexie honestydogmother 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. Sherman Alexie damage-is-donewifepositive A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature. Sherman Alexie gardenedenideas What if someone picks on me?" I asked Then I'll pick on them". What if someone picks my nose?" I asked. The I'll pick your nose, too" Rowdy said. Sherman Alexie rowdywhat-ifnoses But something magical happened to me when I went to Reardan. Overnight I became a good player. I suppose it had something to do with confidence. I mean, I'd always been the lowest Indian on the reservation totem pole - I wasn't expected to be good so I wasn't. But in Reardan, my coach and the other players wanted me to be good. They needed me to be good. They expected me to be good. And so I became good. I wanted to live up to the expectations. I guess that's what it comes down to. The power of expectations. And as they expected more of me, I expected more of myself, and it just grew and grew. Sherman Alexie playerexpectationsmean Is God a man or a woman? God could be an armadillo. I have no idea. Sherman Alexie armadillosmenideas One play can change your momentum forever. Sherman Alexie momentumplayforever Estranged from the tribe that gives no protection, What happens to the soul that hates its reflection? Sherman Alexie hatereflectiongiving I've learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children Sherman Alexie ive-learnedparentchildren Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works. Sherman Alexie funny-fooddiespeople it's way too early for him to be talking anyhow but I see in his eyes something and I see in his eyes a voice and I see in his eyes a whole new set of words Sherman Alexie voiceeyetalking I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders. Sherman Alexie adventurous-lifeindividualborders The world is divided by two different tribes. The people who are assholes and the people who are not. Sherman Alexie differenttwopeople I used to sleep with my books in piles all over my bed and sometimes they were the only thing keeping me warm and always the only thing keeping me alive. Books are the best and worst defense. Sherman Alexie bedsleepbook Those Montana Indians were so tough that white people were scared of them. Can you imagine a place where white people are scared of Indians and not the other way around? That's Montana. Sherman Alexie montanawhitepeople That's how I do this life sometimes by making the ordinary just like magic and just like a card trick and just like a mirror and just like disappearing. Every Indian learns how to be a magician and learns how to misdirect attention and the dark hand is always quicker than the white eye and no matter how close you get to my heart you will never find out my secrets and I'll never tell you and I'll never show you the same trick twice. I'm traveling heavy with illusions. Sherman Alexie eyedarkheart Summer coming like a car from down the highway. Sherman Alexie carnaturesummer I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents. Sherman Alexie parentyearsthinking
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