Certainly I'm angry at the way Indians have been treated and continue to be treated. But I don't think it's a helpless emotion.

I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird

All I try to do is portray Indians as we are, in creative ways. With imagination and poetry. I think a lot of Native American literature is stuck in one idea: sort of spiritual, environmentalist Indians. And I want to portray everyday lives. I think by doing that, by portraying the ordinary lives of Indians, perhaps people learn something new.

I drew because words were too unpredictable. (5)

My name is Sherman J. Alexie Jr., and I am an insomniac.

My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.

If one reads enough books, one has a fighting chance.