“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
“Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
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