Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by D.T. Niane, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali

Quote by D.T. Niane, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali

“We are vessels of speech, we are the repositories which harbour secrets many centuries old. The art of eloquence has no secrets for us; without us the names of kings would vanish into oblivion, we are the memory of mankind; by the spoken word we bring to life the deeds and exploits of kings.”

Quote by D.T. Niane, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali

Author

D.T. Niane, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali

Browse famous quotes and profile details for D.T. Niane, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali. more

You May Also Like

“A story told in pieces Skies broken Biomes created under such pains The body building unique tumors The turmoil just constantly eats The pain sighs and comes back beats Under this spell, under this pieces I want to live, I want to be bones The cancer, the breast cancer survivor I survived, in the loss of my left I suffered but i survived I lost the right I fought never failed but under such anguish I survived..”

“The words we speak act as seeds.”