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21 " Samuel looked at Chief WalksAlong, at all the Tribal Cops, at Lester. He shifted the ball from his left hip to his right. He spun the ball in his hands, felt the leather against his fingertips, and closed his eyes.“What the hell are you doing?” the Chief asked.With his eyes still closed, Samuel drove to the basket, around his defenders, and pulled up for a short jumper. The ball rotated beautifully. Years later, Lester still swore that ball stopped in midair, just spun there like it was on a stick, like the ball wanted to make sure everyone noticed its beauty.“That shot was vain,” Lester said.“That shot was the best story I ever told.” Samuel said. "
― Sherman Alexie , Reservation Blues
22 " Nothing as white as the white girl an Indian boy loves. "
23 " Everybody prayed; everybody lied about it. Even atheists prayed on airplanes and bingo nights. "
24 " I want all kinds of strangers to love me. The Indian horses screamed. "
25 " The old Indian women dipped wooden spoons into stews and stirred and stirred. The stews made of random vegetables and commodity food, of failed dreams and predictable tears. "