"Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community."

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Source : Sherman Alexie (2016). “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, p.127, Random House

Sherman Alexie

#Struggle Quotes #Community Quotes #Life Is Quotes

“There will be good moments, and there will be less good moments.”
“Riches, power and fame last only for a few years! Why do people cling so desperately to these transitory things? Why can't people who have more than they need for themselves give that surplus to their fellow citizens? Why should some people have such a hard time during their few years on this earth?”
“I'm not into street clothes. Don't understand it. I don't understand those over-exaggerated jean sizes so they hang off your back... I just don't understand it.”
“Who is left in the ghetto is the one man in a thousand in any age, in any culture, who through some mysterious workings of force within his soul will stand in defiance against any master. He is that one human in a thousand whose indomitable spirit will not bow. He is the one man in a thousand whose indomitable spirit cannot bow. He is the one man in a thousand who will not walk quietly to Umschlagplatz. Watch out for him, Alfred Funk, we have pushed him to the wall.”
“If I can hit the ball the way I want to hit it on the range, I'd rather do that than play golf. I just love the feeling of hitting good golf shots.”

Source : "The New Vijay". Interview with Jaime Diaz, www.golfdigest.com. February 25, 2008.
“You have to be with the right person. Its so much more important to meet the right person, whether youre married or not, than it is to get married and get a divorce.”
“And, coaching has never been an option for me.”
“The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.”

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