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The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more.

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We all know the Indians were colonized by the Europeans, but every colonized Indian has been colonized by the Indian reaction to colonization.

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My name is Sherman J. Alexie Jr., and I am an insomniac.

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I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture.

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I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.

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I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social positions, and minorities. I think that the political power of, let's say, the average Indian man and a white woman are pretty equal.

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If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.

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All I owe the world is my art.

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My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room.

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: October 7th, 1966

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