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Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. je americký scenárista a občasný komik s indiánskými kořeny. Značná část jeho díla čerpá z autorova života amerického Indiána v novém tisíciletí. Nejznámějšími Alexieho tituly jsou například The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Kouřové signály, a The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Žije v Seattlu ve státě Washington. Wikipedia  

✵ 7. říjen 1966   •   Další jména 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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

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

Sherman Alexie kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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

“That's right, I am a book kisser.”

Sherman Alexie kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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

“We're all travelling heavy with illusions.”

Sherman Alexie kniha The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Zdroj: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

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

Zdroj: The Toughest Indian in the World

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

Sherman Alexie kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Zdroj: 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 kniha The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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