“Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundam...” — Sherman Alexie Quote

“Well, I think the worst part about tribalism is its tendency to fundamentalize, and if I can fight fundamentalism in any of its forms I'm happy.”

“My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room.”

“White Americans have a short memory.”

“Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.”

“Trinidadians love speaking their own English; it's full of poetic forms and can be playful and lyrical and comical. Trinidadians are verbal acrobats, and I love being on the island just to hear the people speak.”

“The fact I have an education forms my lyrical style, I'm sure. I studied the social sciences, history, stuff like that. I have an interest in politics, which maybe works its way into the songs in small, subtle ways.”