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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
“Belief in yourself is more important than endless worries of what others think of you. Value yourself and others will value you. Validation is best that comes from within.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Dreams in a Time of War

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
“He carried the Bible; the soldier carried the gun; the administrator and the settler carried the coin. Christianity, Commerce, Civilization: the Bible, the Coin, the Gun: Holy Trinity.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Petals of Blood

Chinua Achebe
“When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.”
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

Roy T. Bennett
“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.”
Roy T. Bennett

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
“I believe that black has been oppressed by white; female by male; peasant by landlord; and worker by lord of capital. It follows from this that the black female worker and peasant is the most oppressed. She is oppressed on account of her color like all black people in the world; she is oppressed on account of her gender like all women in the world; and she is exploited and oppressed on account of her class like all workers and peasants in the world. Three burdens she has to carry.”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Wizard of the Crow

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