Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Simon J. Ortiz
Born: May 27, 1941 (age 83)
Bio: Simon J. Ortiz is a Puebloan writer of the Acoma Pueblo tribe, and one of the key figures in the second wave of what has been called the Native American Renaissance. He is one of the most respected and widely read Native American poets.
Known for:
- From Sand Creek (1981)
- Woven stone (1992)
- Men on the moon (1999)
- Speaking for the Generations (1976)
- The people shall continue (1977)