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Reservation Blues
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"Reservation Blues" Quotes

A group of Native American musicians form a band and navigate fame, friendship, and their cultural identity.

Quotes

Music is magic, magic is life, and we are all living in a big, black cauldron.

Sherman Alexie

musicmagic

It's a cruel thing to be lonely, even when you know you're unlovable.

Sherman Alexie

loneliness

The blues is a river. It can take you to the ocean or it can drown you. It can lift you up or leave you high and dry.

Sherman Alexie

bluesstruggle

The best music is in the silence between the notes.

Sherman Alexie

musicappreciation

Time moves differently when the soul is in pain.

Sherman Alexie

sufferingtime

The only way to heal a broken heart is to keep beating.

Sherman Alexie

heartbreakresilience

The past is a fence of trees, a line of mountains, a wall of water.

Sherman Alexie

pastmemories

Truth is a powerful weapon to the weak and the oppressed.

Sherman Alexie

truthjustice

Sometimes the only way to fight injustice is to sing about it.

Sherman Alexie

injusticeresistancemusic

The devil doesn't come to you with red skin and horns. He comes as everything you've ever wished for.

Sherman Alexie

temptationdeception