592 Quotes by Sherman Alexie

There are family mysteries I cannot solve. There are family mysteries I am unwilling to solve.

When Indian women begin the search for an Indian man, they carry a huge list of qualifications. He has to have a job. He has to be kind, intelligent, and funny. He has to dance and sing. He should know how to iron his own clothes. Braids would be nice. But as the screwed-up Indian men stagger through their lives, Indian women are forced to amend their list of qualifications. Eventually, Indian men need only to have their own teeth to get snagged.

What if someone picks on me?" I askedThen I'll pick on them".What if someone picks my nose?" I asked.The I'll pick your nose, too" Rowdy said.

So I heard the boom of my father's rifle when he shot my best friend. A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody can afford that.

(I think Rowdy might be the most important person in my life. maybe more important than my family.) Can your best friend be more importamt than your family?

I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.

When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.

Here’s a fact: Some people want to live moreThan others do.

I measure men by the content of their character, not the color of their skin, and I find all of them are assholes.