“I had never really known who John Dunbar was. Perhaps because the...” – John Dunbar, Dances with Wolves ... Movie Quotes Database

I had never really known who John Dunbar was. Perhaps because the name itself had no meaning. But as I heard my Sioux name being called over and over, I knew for the first time who I really was.

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