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I drew because words were too unpredictable. (5)

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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Wellpinit
Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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Drew
Unpredictable
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...there are some children who aren't really children at all, they're just pillars of flame that burn everything they touch. And there are some children who are just pillars of ash, that fall apart when you touch them... ~ Thomas Builds-the-Fire (played by Evan Adams) in Alexie's Smoke Signals
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I'm a poet who can whine in meter
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Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.
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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.
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He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.
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Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you, and your future is a a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don't wear a watch, but your skeletons do, and they always know what time it is.
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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.
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I used to sleep with my books in piles all over my bed and sometimes they were the only thing keeping me warm and always the only thing keeping me alive. Books are the best and worst defense.
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A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature.
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Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could. (189)
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I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.
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You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it.
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If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.
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I look more Indian when I'm serious.
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I realized that I might be a lonely Indian boy, but I was not alone in the loneliness. There were millions of other Americans who had left their birthplaces in search of a dream. (217)
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What 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.
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He looked into the crowd for approval, saw his mother and father. He waved and they waved back. Smiles and Indian teeth. They were both drunk. Everything familiar and welcome. Everything beautiful.
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I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators.
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Every movie is a road movie. Every novel is a mystery. Every tortilla chip is sacred.
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The ordinary can be like medicine.
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