"He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing."
- Sherman Alexie
"What kind of life can you have in a house without books?"
"I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are asshole..."
"Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write."
"It's not oil that runs the world, it's shame."
"The ordinary can be like medicine."
"And believe me, a good piece of chicken can make anybody believe in the existence of God."
"You must be a rich man," she said. "Not much of a warrior, though. You keep letting me sneak up on you."You don't surprise me," he said. "The Plains Indians had women who rode their horses eighteen ho..."
"When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.And so, laughing and crying, we said good-bye to my grandmother. And when we said goodbye to one grandmother, we ..."
"When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing."