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I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.
Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
Film Director
Film Producer
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Wellpinit
Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.
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