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Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming."

"Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out."

"There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas."

"In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development."

"Everybody say it's impossible, but I'll try to make it possible."

"Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it."

"Keep quiet and the enemy will reveal himself."

"You cannot end a theology class without hearing these recurrent words "maybe", "it seems to me", "perhaps", "the unique reason may be that", "my belief on this subject is that", "there are many interpretations to how", etc. All of which indicate a lack of certainty. It's not surprising in a class with the task to study the invisible god."

"Writing is self-pleasure."

"The problem with satisfaction is it's a bottomless pit."

"There is no difference between ancient and modern paganism. Christianity has five gods: three that band together against one who apparently has managed to stand his ground for millennia, and a mother of god who is worshiped at the same level as the other members of the quadrinity."

"What you call love on your side may be called lust on another's side."

"Sometimes I reach the highest heights of hope, at other times I reach the deepest of despair. Sometimes I am happy, at other times I am sad. At some point I am a believer, and at some other time an unbeliever. Sometimes I love, some other times I hate. That's what it means to be human."

"Wake up and live your life on your own terms, you are a king in your own kingdom, a god in your own universe."

"All religions are "revealed" and "inspired". After all nothing happens without the "will" of god."

"Married life is not for the faint hearted. Sometimes it can look like an ugly battlefield."

"Some people sit at life' banquet table while others serve them."

"We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero."

"Envy is a sign that you are being overtaken."

"Its ok to be different, the climate is not the same in every mind."

"I think this business of good vs. evil is of no interest to the power hungry."

"When a protector leaves you, it looks like the end of the world. But you gradually learn to walk by your own feet."
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