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“A word has power in and of itself. It comes from nothing into sound and meaning; it gives origin to all things.” quote by N. Scott Momaday — Download Open image

“A word has power in and of itself. It comes from nothing into sound and meaning; it gives origin to all things.”

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“If coupling should but make us whole / And of the selfsame mind and soul, / Then couple let's in celebration; / We have contained the population.”

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In the beginning was the word, and it was spoken.

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The Kiowas reckoned their stature by the distance they could see.

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Your imagination comes to life, and this, you think, is where Creation was begun.

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