Ndeye Sene

“Music is the true breath of life. We eat so we won't starve to death. We sing so we can hear ourselves live.”
― Yasmina Khadra, Swallows of Kabul

“Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined to dismantle it; those who strive to build a protective wall around it, and those who wish to pull it down; those who seek to mould it and those committed to breaking it up; those who aim to open our eyes, to make us see the light and look to tomorrow [...] and those who wish to lull us into closing our eyes”
― Ngugi wa Thiong'o

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language.”
― Aravind Adiga , The White Tiger