I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators.
Sherman AlexieSince Jesus was human then he most assuredly farted and burped. And if God did create us in God's image then God must fart and burp as well.
Sherman AlexieThere 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 AlexieWhat 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 AlexieIn a sense, you're always mythologizing your life; it's always an effort to make yourself epic. At least in fiction you can lie and sort of justify your delusion about your "epicness." But when you're writing a memoir, you're trying to make your life epic and it's not - nobody's life is.
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