Great Regulars: "If you're not offending a pretty high percentage

of people who read your books, you're not doing it well enough," [Sherman] Alexie says. "([James] Patterson and [Lisa] Scottoline) don't want to displease anybody, and I'd just feel terrible if I didn't displease somebody. At my public performances, if somebody doesn't walk out at some point I feel like I haven't done my job."

from Jeff Baker: The Oregonian: Native American writer Sherman Alexie enjoys being an offensive threat

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