Frasi di Sherman Alexie

„Sì, è una biblioteca piccola. Minuscola. Ma se tu leggessi uno di questi libri al giorno, tutti i giorni, sai quanto ti ci vorrebbe per finirli tutti? Quasi dieci anni."
"Che cosa stai cercando di dire?"
"Che il mondo, anche nelle sue parti più piccole, è pieno di cose che non conosci".
Accidenti. Questa era una scoperta enorme.
Tutte le città, anche quelle piccole come Reardan, erano luoghi pieni di misteri da scoprire. E questo voleva dire che perfino Wellpinit, che era ancora più piccola, di misteri doveva nasconderne qualcuno.“

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

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

„Mia nonna è stata l'unica a essere sicura al cento per cento che la mia fosse la decisione giusta.
"Pensa a tutte le persone che conoscerai" mi aveva detto. "Tutto il senso della vita sta in questo, capito? Conoscere tante persone. Mi piacerebbe poter venire con te. È una cosa così eccitante!“

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

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

„Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you, and your future is a a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don't wear a watch, but your skeletons do, and they always know what time it is.“

—  Sherman Alexie, libro The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Origine: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

„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

„He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.“

—  Sherman Alexie

Origine: The Toughest Indian in the World

„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 grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent.“

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

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

„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 assholes and the people who are not.“

—  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'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

„The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know.“

—  Sherman Alexie

„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

„What kind of life can you have in a house without books?“

—  Sherman Alexie, libro Flight

Origine: Flight

„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

„If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.“

—  Sherman Alexie

„Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.“

—  Sherman Alexie

„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