Ishi: Last of His Tribe | Quotes

Ishi: Last of His Tribe Quotes

"Grandfather says a Power Dream is sent by a God or a Hero for a reason which may not be understood for many moons." (The Moon Season Section 1, page 3)

"When my father was here, I think she [mother] smiled more." (The Moon Season Section 1, page 8)

"The watgurwa sweatbath brings to the mind forgetfulness and to the body unmovingness. In the heat there are no dreams. All is hotness and mist and nothingness." (The Moon Season Section 6, page 33)

"I wish there were many People; then we could dance around the rim of the world for Tushi." (The Moon Season Section 9, page 57)

"Also - what is a vengeance against one, or five, or twice five saldu? It does not bring back the People." (The Moon Season Section 10, page 65)

"This is true and one must live by truth, Elder Uncle says." (The Cave...
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