Time by itself means nothing, no matter how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry for us; something we value. Because it is such a precious vehicle, is time.
AMA ATA AIDOOTime by itself means nothing, no matter how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry for us; something we value. Because it is such a precious vehicle, is time.
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Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.
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It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
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the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it.
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Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
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Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
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Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write when I was too young to know what was good for me.
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There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.
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Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information.
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Ghana is like a lion without a head
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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.
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Things are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.
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Love is fine for singing about and love songs are good to listen to, sometimes even to dance to. But when we need food for our stomachs and clothes for our backs, love is nothing. Ah my lady, the last man any woman should think of marrying is the man she loves.
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They had always told me that I wrote like a man.
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People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.
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The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics.
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