Frasi di Sherman Alexie

Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. è uno scrittore, poeta e sceneggiatore statunitense particolarmente legato alle tradizioni delle tribù indiane del Nordamerica, che ne hanno caratterizzato l'opera: infatti molti suoi romanzi o sono ambientati all'interno delle riserve dei nativi o presentano occasionali o continue apparizioni della cultura dei pre-colombiani . Attualmente vive a Seattle, nello Stato di Washington. Wikipedia  

✵ 7. Ottobre 1966   •   Altri nomi شرمن الکسی, شيرمان أليكسي
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“Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“If you're good at it, and you love it, and it helps you navigate the river of the world, then it can't be wrong.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“We all have to find our own ways to say good-bye.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away. (107)”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“If you care about something enough, it’s going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad. Arnold, get mad.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“That's right, I am a book kisser.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“I was studying the sky like I was an astronomer, except it was daytime and I didn't have a telescope, so I was just an idiot.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“I suddenly understood that if every moment of a book should be taken seriously, then every moment of a life should be taken seriously as well.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don't want to play.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“We're all travelling heavy with illusions.”

Sherman Alexie libro The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Origine: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

“If it's fiction, then it better be true.”

Origine: The Toughest Indian in the World

“I've learned that the worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“Coach said. "the quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor".”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats.”

Sherman Alexie libro Diario assolutamente sincero di un indiano part-time

Origine: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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