Mandla

“To be a man, a boy must see a man.”
― J R Moehringer

“(It has become clear to me, for example, that aging itself does not bring wisdom. It often brings regression to childishness, dependency, and bitterness over lost opportunities. Only those who are still intellectually, emotionally, spiritually growing inherit the richness of aging.)”
― James Hollis, What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

“What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more?”
― Chang-rae Lee, On Such a Full Sea

“You have a fullness you need to bring out. It's not an emptiness you need to cover up with things.”
― Ayi Kwei Armah, Fragments