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When you construct a mix tape, the first song you come out with has to be a barnburner.

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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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If one reads enough books, one has a fighting chance.
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I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent.
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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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I didn't know what to say to her. What do you say to people when they ask how it feels to lose everything? When every planet in your solar system has exploded?
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Facebook and Twitter and these other social sites bring every, I mean, 140 characters. I mean, I'm on Twitter and I have fun. But I don't think anybody learns anything about me as a person.
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White Americans have a short memory.
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Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It's one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they're the four hugest words in the world when they're put together. You can do 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'm not a pacifist by any measure, but I'm also fully aware that the reasons I might go to war could be very dubious.
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I look more Indian when I'm serious.
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I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird
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He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous
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When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.
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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 think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators.
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In a real-world way, my gifts are very limited in terms of what I can do.
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The ordinary can be like medicine.
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