Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundamentalize, and if I can fight fundamentalism in any of its forms I'm happy. Sherman Alexie badfightform Change image and share on social
There 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 Alexie americanbasketballheritage Change image and share on social
My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me - not so much the positive stuff, but the damage. Sherman Alexie americandamagenative Change image and share on social
When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. Sherman Alexie admireauthornote Change image and share on social
The problem is that too many adults think their kids' lives are simple, or they try to make their lives simple, when their emotional lives are just as complicated as ours. They might have a few less tools to deal with it because they're young, but the emotions are all the same, and the subject matter is all the same. Sherman Alexie adultcomplicatedeal share on social
The form I most enjoy writing is the sonnet or sonnet-like forms, where you have a - you know, three stanzas or two stanzas that lead into a concluding couplet. Sherman Alexie concludecoupletenjoy Change image and share on social
The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more. Sherman Alexie dreamfrightenneed Change image and share on social
In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beige, mauve, siena, one of those lighter browns in the Crayola box. You have to be careful of the cops and robbers, because nobody's quite sure what you are, but everybody has assumptions. Sherman Alexie ambiguouslyassumptionbeige share on social
I don't think there's a whole lot of class literature at all. I think most of that has become racially based, and people don't think of it as being class literature. Sherman Alexie baseclassliterature Change image and share on social