‘What’s so funny?’ asked Peone. ‘Catholic cops are funny,’ said Lester. ‘You were listening?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Yeah? Catholic Indians are funny.’ ‘There’s lots of Catholic Indians.’

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When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination. Sherman Alexie, “Saint Junior”, The Toughest Indian In

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[F]rank knew he was guilty of arrogance and misanthropy, but he compensated by being kind to strangers and tipping really well at restaurants. Sherman Alexie,

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