"I wonder if, in the dark night of the sea, the octopus dreams of me." ― N. Scott Momaday From N. Scott Momaday Author Added on 1/31/2026 About N. Scott Momaday N. Scott Momaday was a Kiowa novelist, poet, and scholar whose work advanced modern Native American literature. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for House Made of Dawn. Born: 1934-02-27 Died: 2024-01-24 View all quotes from N. Scott Momaday