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Sherman Alexie Quotes

I don’t think the revisionist historians are accurate. I think their agendas are clouded by selfishness and anger and rage Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When a glass sits on a table here, people don’t wonder if it’s half filled or half empty. They just hope it’s good beer Picture Quote #1

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing Picture Quote #1

I was studying the sky like I was an astronomer, except it was daytime and I didn’t have a telescope, so I was just an idiot Picture Quote #1

If you’re good at it, and you love it, and it helps you navigate the river of the world, then it can’t be wrong Picture Quote #1

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The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don’t know Picture Quote #1

My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents studied from. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community Picture Quote #1

I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats Picture Quote #1

I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well Picture Quote #1

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If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Seems like the cold would never go away and winter would be like the bottom of my feet but then it is gone in one night and in its place comes the sun so large and laughable Picture Quote #1

I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents Picture Quote #1

If you care about something enough, it’s going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad. Arnold, get mad Picture Quote #1

When anybody, no matter how old they are, loses a parent, I think it hurts the same as if you were only five years old, you know? I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents Picture Quote #1

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Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it’s called passing out and sometimes it’s just pretending to be asleep Picture Quote #1

I remember when people used to think I was smart. I remember when people used to think my brain was useful. Damaged by water, sure. And ready to seizure at any moment. But still useful, and maybe even a little bit beautiful and sacred and magical Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing Picture Quote #1

I’ve learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children Picture Quote #1

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She braided my sister’s hair with hands that smelled deep roots buried in the earth she told me the old stories how time never mattered when she died they gave me her clock Picture Quote #1

Like any good shaman, professional baseball player, or politician, my mother always answered questions with questions Picture Quote #1

... And nostalgia is a cancer. Nostalgia will fill your heart up with tumors. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s what you are. You’re just an old fart dying of terminal nostalgia Picture Quote #1

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The world is divided by two different tribes. The people who are assholes and the people who are not Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think the revisionist historians are accurate. I think their agendas are clouded by selfishness and anger and rage (Sherman Alexie Quotes) 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 (Sherman Alexie Quotes) When a glass sits on a table here, people don’t wonder if it’s half filled or half empty. They just hope it’s good beer (Sherman Alexie Quotes) He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing (Sherman Alexie Quotes) I was studying the sky like I was an astronomer, except it was daytime and I didn’t have a telescope, so I was just an idiot (Sherman Alexie Quotes) If you’re good at it, and you love it, and it helps you navigate the river of the world, then it can’t be wrong (Sherman Alexie Quotes) The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don’t know (Sherman Alexie Quotes) My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents studied from. That is absolutely the saddest thing in the world (Sherman Alexie Quotes) 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? (Sherman Alexie Quotes) Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community (Sherman Alexie Quotes) I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats (Sherman Alexie Quotes) I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well (Sherman Alexie Quotes) If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one’s chances of survival increase with each book one reads (Sherman Alexie Quotes) 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 (Sherman Alexie Quotes) Seems like the cold would never go away and winter would be like the bottom of my feet but then it is gone in one night and in its place comes the sun so large and laughable (Sherman Alexie Quotes) I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents (Sherman Alexie Quotes) If you care about something enough, it’s going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad. Arnold, get mad (Sherman Alexie Quotes) When anybody, no matter how old they are, loses a parent, I think it hurts the same as if you were only five years old, you know? I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents (Sherman Alexie Quotes) Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor (Sherman Alexie Quotes) Sometimes it’s called passing out and sometimes it’s just pretending to be asleep (Sherman Alexie Quotes) I remember when people used to think I was smart. I remember when people used to think my brain was useful. Damaged by water, sure. And ready to seizure at any moment. But still useful, and maybe even a little bit beautiful and sacred and magical (Sherman Alexie Quotes) 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 (Sherman Alexie Quotes) When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing (Sherman Alexie Quotes) I’ve learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children (Sherman Alexie Quotes) She braided my sister’s hair with hands that smelled deep roots buried in the earth she told me the old stories how time never mattered when she died they gave me her clock (Sherman Alexie Quotes) Like any good shaman, professional baseball player, or politician, my mother always answered questions with questions (Sherman Alexie Quotes) ... And nostalgia is a cancer. Nostalgia will fill your heart up with tumors. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s what you are. You’re just an old fart dying of terminal nostalgia (Sherman Alexie Quotes) When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination (Sherman Alexie Quotes) 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 (Sherman Alexie Quotes) The world is divided by two different tribes. The people who are assholes and the people who are not (Sherman Alexie Quotes)

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