Mawi Asgedom > Quotes

“Treat all people-even the most unsightly beetles-as though they were angels sent from heaven.”
― Mawi Asgedom, Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

“Today's small act of kindness can become tomorrow's whirlwind of human progress”
― Mawi Asgedom, Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

“One day, upon awakening from troubled dreams, Gregor Samsa found himself, in his bed, transformed into a monstrous vermin.” —Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis One day, upon awakening, Haileab Asgedom found himself, in America, transformed into a monstrous black beetle.”
― Mawi Asgedom, Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard