I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture.
Sherman AlexieWe all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to colonization.
Sherman AlexieHe made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous
Sherman AlexieI don't think the revisionist historians are accurate. I think their agendas are clouded by selfishness and anger and rage.
Sherman AlexieI got in a fight with my girlfriend," I said. "I was just driving around, blowing off steam, you know?" Well, you should be more careful where you drive," the officer said. "You're making people nervous. You don't fit the profile of the neighborhood." I wanted to tell him that I didn't fit the profile of the country but I knew it would just get me into trouble.
Sherman Alexie