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
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
I'm a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to experience it. I get physically tired and exhausted, devoting hours and hours and hours to it. Sherman Alexie devoteemotionexhaust Change image and share on social
I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian. Sherman Alexie disappointfeltindian Change image and 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
In high school I dated a white woman. She would come to visit me on the rez. And her dad, who was very racist, didn't like that at all. And he told her one time, 'You shouldn't go on the rez if you're white because Indians have a lot of anger in their heart.' Sherman Alexie angerdaddate share on social
I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators. Sherman Alexie artistcheerleadercultural 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
