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Every movie is a road movie. Every novel is a mystery. Every tortilla chip is sacred.

Sherman Alexie

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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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Chips
Sacred
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Mystery
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Tortilla
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