Nurse: You guys are like the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Thomas:… - Sherman Alexie

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Nurse: You guys are like the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Thomas: We're more like Tonto and Tonto.

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About Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie, Jr. (born 7 October 1966 in Spokane, Washington) is an award-winning and prolific writer (of novels, short stories, poems, and screenplays) and occasional comedian who lives in Seattle, Washington. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a modern Native American (he is a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian) in the United States.

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Alternative Names: Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.

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It was arrogance…I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian. The mess my father was, it broke my heart. I didn't want to break an Indian kid's heart.

He hated to leave, but he loved his work. He was a man, and men needed to work. More sexism! More masculine tunnel vision! More need for gender-sensitivity workshops!

Thomas: Sometimes it's a good day to die, and sometimes it's a good day to have breakfast.

Nurse: You guys are like the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Thomas: We're more like Tonto and Tonto. - Sherman Alexie

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