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Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"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."

"Don't look for the devil outside, look inside and exorcise yourself."

"Beware of people who tell you it can't be done. They want to remain on the market alone."

"The reason you don't succeed in life is because you are too lenient with your deadly enemies. Identify them and eradicate them completely, don't let any of their seed escape your vengeful sword. Don't negotiate with the enemy and never make deals with them. Only after you have wiped them out of the map will success smile at you."

"Divorce is an expensive punishment love gets when it fails."

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

"Nothing closes doors as quickly as constant bad humor, reclamation, whining. Nobody wants to associate themselves with losers."

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

"Writing is self-pleasure."

"There is no sin, no crime, no evil, God cannot forgive."

"We fight exploitation of man by man in words but live it in daily life."

"Nothing is sweeter and addictive than power, the unlucky soul this demon possesses, if he is not sacrificed on its altar will sacrifice others himself to get it."

"Yes an atheist priest can perfectly minister to a believing congregation and miracles can happen in that congregation. Miracles depend on the faith of the believer, not that of the officiant. A bartender who never takes alcohol can serve alcohol to his clients. What is necessary is that the priest believes he is doing the good work. The congregation needs faith and it helps them. It would be evil to deny them such a service in the name of his lack of faith. - Bangambiki Habyarimana."

"A bad word triggers another in your opponent. Be ready to reap what you plant."

"Success is across the roaring river, the brave shall cross it."

"Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselves."

"Many people take a very low view of politicians, but that is exactly how they conduct their social interactions daily."

"You cannot write if you are not angry."

"Once you let them establish their ideology in you, they will drive you crazy."

"Be happy when people envy you, you are on the right path."

"The worst threat to man is man himself."

"A woman is a poem, a man is a report."

"A spiritual realm is more obedient than a temporal one. In a spiritual realm, people obey the Supreme Being through his priests; in a temporal realm people don't obey wholeheartedly as they distrust their corrupt officials."

"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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