“A word has power in and of itself. It comes from nothing into sound and meaning; it gives origin to all things.”
― N. Scott Momaday, The Way to Rainy Mountain
― N. Scott Momaday, The Way to Rainy Mountain
About this quote:
Happy 81st birthday, N. Scott Momaday! The writer tapped into his Kiowa heritage and his experiences at Jemez Pueblo to write House Made of Dawn, which won a Pulitzer Prize and spawned a renaissance of books by Native Americans.