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Sherman Alexie quotes about reading

American Writer October 7, 1966

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My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel. Sherman Alexie
Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads. And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often-terrible world. They read because they believe despite the callow protestations of certain adults that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones-will save them. Sherman Alexie
I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social positions, and minorities. I think that the political power of, let's say, the average Indian man and a white woman are pretty equal. Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie quote: "Listen you have to read a book three times before you know it."
Listen you have to read a book three times before you know it. Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie quote: "When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note..."
When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie quote: "If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or..."
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
Sherman Alexie quote: "Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write."
Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write. Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie quote: "You'd never know it from reading the rest of the Native..."
You'd never know it from reading the rest of the Native writers, but Indians actually grew up with American pop culture. Sherman Alexie

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