Michael Stanley > Quotes

“The sky was filled with the gods and his ancestors. Watching him, bright-eyed. They were so close, he could hear them whisper. He flung his arms upward to embrace them and started to dance, slowly at first, then picking up speed. Feet stamping, body spinning. Dancing faster and faster. Eyes closed. Spinning. Spinning. His ancestors clapped in time to the music, urging him on. Around and around he went. Around and around. Until he fell onto the red sand, exhausted. And his mind left his body and joined the spirit world.”
― Michael Stanley, Death Of The Mantis

“Motho ke motho ka batho, meaning “I am because you are,” and was a social contract of earning respect by first giving it.”
― Michael Stanley, Facets of Death