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" I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed. "

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" You'd never know it from reading the rest of the Native writers, but Indians actually grew up with American pop culture. "

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" The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when I was seven years old don't like my books. "

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" I think that white women are more apt to read laterally. So I think there's some strong identification for women, and their political and social positions, and minorities. I think that the political power of, let's say, the average Indian man and a white woman are pretty equal. "

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" Don't live up to your stereotypes. "

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" My father was always depressed. When he was home and sober, he was mostly in his room. "