Quote of the day
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits.
Witi Ihimaera
Born: February 7, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Witi Tame Ihimaera-Smiler, generally known as Witi Ihimaera, is a New Zealand author. He was the first published Māori novelist.
Known for:
- The Whale Rider (1987)
- Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies (1994)
- Pounamu, pounamu (1972)
- The Dream Swimmer (1997)
- The Parihaka Woman (2011)