3 December 2020 Sherman Alexie You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don’t realize it.
3 December 2020 Sherman Alexie My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room.
3 December 2020 Sherman Alexie I don’t have to participate in another culture’s ceremonies in order to respect that culture.
3 December 2020 Sherman Alexie My wife was the first romantic partner who understood both American and native parts of me – not so much the positive stuff, but the damage.
3 December 2020 Sherman Alexie I’m a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to experience it. I get physically tired and exhausted, devoting hours and hours and hours to it.
3 December 2020 Sherman Alexie When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.