592 Quotes by Sherman Alexie

Because I want to be remembered.

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

Okay, so it’s like each of these books is a mystery every book is a mystery. And if you read all the books ever written, it’s like you’ve read one giant mystery. And no matter how much you learn, you just keep on learning there is so more you need to learn.

My sister is running away to get lost, but I am running away because I want to find something. And my parents love me so much that they want to help me. Yeah, Dad is a drunk and Mom is an ex-drunk, but they don't want their kids to be drunks.

I'm quite aware of my differences. I wouldn't classify them as weird

Poetry = Anger x Imagination

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

I didn't belongBecause maybe I never wantedTo belong. When everybody else danced and sang, I sat silently in my room with books,Books, and books. I used books for self-defenseAnd as stealth bombers: I am better than youBecause I have read more books than you; I amBeloved by these books; I am beloved by words.

And I couldn't make fun of her for that dream. It was my dream, too. And Indian boys weren't supposed to dream like that. And white girls from small towns weren't supposed to dream big, either.We were supposed to be happy with our limitations. But there was no way Penelope and I were going to sit still. Nope, we both wanted to fly: