The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away.

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.

“Well, life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.”

“The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”

“Drinking would shut down my seeing and my hearing and my feeling,” she used to say. “Why would I want to be in the world if I couldn’t touch the world with all of my senses intact?”

The world is only broken into two tribes: The people who are assholes and the people who are not.”