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Sherman Alexie is an American poet, writer, and actor, known for his works that reflect the life of Native Americans. He was born on October 7, 1966, and grew up in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Rainier, Washington.

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Famous Sherman Alexie Quotes

“Remember this: men and pornography are like plants and sunshine. To me, porn is photosynthesis.”

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Book:War Dances

Source: War Dances

“Yes, I was bewildered. When was the last time a white American male was truly bewildered or would admit to such a thing? We had taken the world from covered wagons to space shuttles in seventy-five years. After such accomplishment, how could we ever get lost in the wilderness again? How could we not invent a device to guide our souls through the darkness?”

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Book:War Dances

Source: War Dances

“If you really want a woman to love you, then you have to dance. And if you don’t want to dance, then you’re going to have to work extra hard to make a woman love you forever, and you will always run the risk that she will leave you at any second for a man who knows how to tango.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

“I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited. If you speak and write in English, or Spanish, or Chinese, or any other language, then only a certain percentage of human beings will get your meaning. But when you draw a picture everybody can understand it. If I draw a cartoon of a flower, then every man, woman, and child in the world can look at it and say, "That's a flower.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

“Is God a man or a woman? God could be an armadillo. I have no idea.”

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Book:Reservation Blues: A Novel

Source: Reservation Blues: A Novel

“I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social positions, and minorities. I think that the political power of, let's say, the average Indian man and a white woman are pretty equal.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

“Unlike landed white men, she didn't need to climb mountains to experience mystic panic. All she needed was to set her alarm dock for the next morning, wake when it rang, and go to class.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

“And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it also took some degree of mental illness, too, but I was suddenly happy for her. And a little scared. Well, a lot scared.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

“My father is an amazing man.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

About the Author

Born: October 7, 1966
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 322

Books & Sources

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianRelated source material

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in HeavenRelated source material

You Don't Have to Say You Love MeRelated source material

War DancesRelated source material

Flight: A NovelRelated source material

The Best American Poetry 2015Related source material

Ten Little IndiansRelated source material

The Toughest Indian in the WorldRelated source material

Blasphemy: New and Selected StoriesRelated source material

Reservation BluesRelated source material

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