Nobody recognizes that a bookstore or library can also be a drowning polar bear. And in this country [US], magazines, newspapers, and bookstores are drowning polar bears. And if people can't see that or don't want to talk about it, I don't understand them at all.
Sherman AlexieLike any good shaman, professional baseball player, or politician, my mother always answered questions with questions.
Sherman AlexieIf you're good at it, and you love it, and it helps you navigate the river of the world, then it can't be wrong.
Sherman AlexieEveryone I have lost in the closing of a door the click of the lock is not forgotten, they do not die but remain within the soft edges of the earth, the ash of house fires and cancer in sin and forgiveness huddled under old blankets dreaming their way into my hands, my heart closing tight like fists. - "Indian Boy Love Song #1
Sherman Alexie