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Quotes by Rwandan Authors

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

"I am not afraid of what god can do to me. He is already doing it."

"Power and love can break the most stubborn resistence."

"To survive in a corrupt country, you need to be the son of a king or be king yourself."

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

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

"Never declare Fate your enemy; she does not take lightly declarations of war. Declare your friendship to her instead, and smile in hope of better days."

"Death is the great incorruptible corruptor."

"Genius is nothing but a mastery of the subject at hand."

"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."

"God is what you imagine him to be."

"If you want a meaningful life for yourself don't ask "What can the world offer to me?" but "What can I offer to the world?"

"A coward: a man or woman who is unsatisfied by his condition and believes he was destined to accept it that way."

"Doubt is the first ray of illumination."

"A man is called a sinner not because he sins more than others but because he defends he sins and glories in them and is unwilling to seek forgiveness."

"Prepare for a radio, for nothing is silent like the grave."

"The Bible is man in a nutshell. Good and evil live side by side in the same book. That's why it's cherished. The good find in it encouragement, the weak solace, the evil, justification."

"Writing is a competition between the writer and the page. When the page wins, you fail as a writer."

"Politicians are not afraid of their mistakes, they are afraid their mistakes will not succeed."

"Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite."
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