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I'm going to tell stories to the world. I think there's time for me to grow. We'll see. ↗

Custom is second nature. ↗

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.' ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#because #come #dad #dated #go

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. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#both #damage #first #me #much

The form I most enjoy writing is the sonnet or sonnet-like forms, where you have a - you know, three stanzas or two stanzas that lead into a concluding couplet. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#enjoy #form #forms #i #into

I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

#like #myself #please #read #started

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#here #others #pay #rent #room

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always. ↗

— Dante Alighieri

#beginning #remember #tonight

My toughest fight was with my first wife. ↗