A lot of native culture has been destroyed. So you already feel lost inside your culture. And then you add up feeling lost and insignificant inside the larger culture. So you end up feeling lost squared. And to never be recognized, to never have any power, you know, other minority communities actually have a lot of economic, cultural power.
Sherman AlexieIn the middle of a crazy and drunk life, you have to hang onto the good and sober moments tightly.
Sherman AlexieIf one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.
Sherman AlexieThere isn't a lot of poverty literature in the young-adult world. And I don't know why that is, but I think certainly I felt a gap.
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