“Gilbert darling, don't let's ever be afraid of things. It's such dreadful slavery. Let's be daring and adventurous and expectant. Let's dance to meet life and all it can bring to us, even if it brings scads of trouble and typhoid and twins!”
― Anne of Windy Poplars
― Anne of Windy Poplars
“I was born here in the Congo. When my parents took me as a child back to Greece, it was more primitive than here. I used to look forward to coming back to the Congo because it was more advanced than Greece. Can you imagine that?”
― Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
― Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
“Something given, something taken away. Does it always have to work like that?”
― Just One Year
― Just One Year
“So, you do speak English. That makes sense now.” Catherine said, shaking her head.
“Of course, I speak English. I’m from Australia, not Tanzania.”
― A Compromising Position
“Of course, I speak English. I’m from Australia, not Tanzania.”
― A Compromising Position
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