"Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundamentalize, and if I can fight f..." — Sherman Alexie

I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature.

A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature.

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.

Nostalgia is always doomed and dooming.