I'm a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to ex…

“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.”

Sherman Alexie · Experience

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Sherman Alexie

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

Home

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.

Positive

Sherman Alexie

In high school I dated a white woman. She would come to visit me on the rez. And her dad, who was very racist, didn't like that at all. And he told her one time, 'You shouldn't go on the rez if you're white because Indians have a lot of anger in their heart.'

Anger

Sherman Alexie

You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it.

Poetry

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