“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
“You want to live in a world where someone is good or bad. Where you either hate them or love them. But that's not how people are.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says "We're the same." A language barrier says "We're different.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.”
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“A dog is a great thing for a kid to have. It's like a bicycle but with emotions.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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