...it's like this white-Indian thing has gotten out of control. And th…

Sherman Alexie
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...it's like this white-Indian thing has gotten out of control. And the thing with the blacks and the Mexicans. Everybody blaming everybody...I don't know what happened. I can't explain it all. Just look around at the world. Look at this country. Things just aren't like they used to be.' 'Son, things have never been like what you think they used to be.
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When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. ✨ David Lehman, Sherman Alexie (2015). The Best American Poetry 2015, p.22, Simon and Schuster
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She wanted to be buried in a coffin filled with used paperbacks. ✨ Sherman Alexie (2013). Ten Little Indians, p.11, Open Road Media
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