"What kind of life can you have in a house without books?"

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Source : Sherman Alexie (2013). “Flight: A Novel”, p.16, Open Road Media

Sherman Alexie

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“Discontent is the wheel that moves people forward.”
“The Homebrew Computer Club was the highlight of my life. I was too shy to ever talk in the club meeting, but the way that I could communicate sometimes was by doing good designs. I was very skilled at a certain type of circuit design.”
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
“I went whole hog at the actor's lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that's the first place I ever did it, in the seminary.”
“To change societies you need to organize with others who share your views.”
“Its like a finger pointing away to the moon. Dont concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.”
“Sex is more openly spoken about than 40, 50 years ago, and I think probably in comparison to a lot of bands - certainly other contemporary pop girl bands - we're certainly not as suggestive. We talk about sex in the way that we would to our friends. As a girl group, I think it was important not to avoid those sort of things either, because it's about confronting people's idea of what women should be talking about and how they should talk about it. There's no point in shying away from subjects like that, because they exist.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I don’t like to solve new needs, I like to solve existing needs.”

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