Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you, and your future is a a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don't wear a watch, but your skeletons do, and they always know what time it is.
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About Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie was a contemporary American native american author and filmmaker. Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. is a Spokane novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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