Rose

“She was in pain and I loved her, sort of loved her, I guess, so I kind of had to love her pain, too.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“Can you hear the dreams crackling like a campfire? Can you hear the dreams sweeping through the pine trees and tipis? Can you hear the dreams laughing in the sawdust? Can you hear the dreams shaking just a little bit as the day grows long? Can you hear the dreams putting on a good jacket that smells of fry bread and sweet smoke? Can you hear the dreams stay up late and talk so many stories?”
― Sherman Alexie, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

“In this world, we must love the liars or go unloved”
― Sherman Alexie, Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
― Howard Thurman