My Name Is Sherman J. Alexie Jr.,

She Was In Pain And I Loved Her, Sort Of Loved Her, I Guess, So I Kind Of Had To Love Her Pain, Too.

Most Of My Heroes Are Just Decent People. Decency Is Rare And Underrated.

But We Danced, Under Wigs And Between Unfinished Walls, Through Broken Promises And Around Empty Cupboards.

Is Revenge A Circle Inside Of A Circle Inside Of A Circle?

Well, As A Native, As A Colonized People You Do Live In The In Between. The Thing Is I'm Native. But Necessarily Because I'm A Member Of The Country, I'm Also A White American.