Ian Frazier
Born: 01-01-1951
Ian Frazier is a celebrated American writer and humorist known for his insightful essays and nonfiction works. Born in 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, he has contributed extensively to The New Yorker and The Atlantic. Frazier's notable books include "Great Plains" and "Travels in Siberia," blending humor with deep explorations of history and culture. His distinctive voice and keen observations have earned him a prominent place in contemporary American literature.
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Quotes
You go to the reservation, you buy a big bag of fry bread, and you eat the whole thing. Then you sit around and have a couple of beers.
The worst thing about living on the reservation is that you can't get a good pizza.
I'm not a traditionalist. But I'm not a progressive, either. I'm a traditional progressive, I guess.
My people were always great horsemen, but now we drink and live on the dole.
There's a lot of beauty on the reservation, but there's a lot of sadness too. It's like a lot of things.
Everybody's got a cousin who's a medicine man. My cousin is a real medicine man. He's got a phony degree from a mail-order outfit in Oklahoma.
There's nothing to do on the reservation but drink beer and watch TV. And the TV's broken.
The reservation is like a lousy boyfriend. You can't stand him, but you can't leave him either.
I don't want to be a poster boy for Indian country. I just want to live my life.
You can't be an Indian without being a little sad. And you can't be an Indian without laughing a lot either.
I've learned that on the reservation, if you want to keep something, you've got to hide it.
The reservation is a place where the old ways meet the new ways, and they don't always get along.