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Quotes by Rwandan Authors

"Doubt is the first ray of illumination."

"Politicians are a breed of the human race who believe they know everything."

"If you aren't destroying your enemies, it's because you have been conquered and assimilated, you do not even have an idea of who your enemies are. You have been brainwashed into believing you are your own enemy, and you are set against yourself. The enemy is laughing at you as you tear yourself to pieces. That is the most effective warfare an enemy can launch on his foes: confounding them."

"Forget about tomorrow, it's a myth. You only have today to do what you want to do."

"A business plan is like a war plan, when you competitors know about it, it's no longer of any use."

"Take one minute every day and think hard about your life. You will always change for the best."

"How bitter they cry in need, those who refuse to help others in trouble!"

"The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It's the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortals."

"Everything in the world is potentially yours. Don't limit yourself to your own means."

"True understanding lies beyond the desert."

"Society says "Don't talk about sex, just do it."

"Fate does not expect to be fought and will reward those who dare to fight against it."

"Give dry bread to a rich kid and he will throw it into the dustbin, give it to the poor kid and he will remember your name for the rest of his days."

"If you want to write, just write anything that comes into your mind. You will be surprised at how you can force inspiration to stand on your side."

"Create hell and people will be impatient to get there, just out of curiosity."

"Forgiveness is all about love. Where love abounds, there forgiveness will not tarry."

"Writing a book is burning your brain to enlighten another man's mind."

"If I can write, who possibly can't. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing."
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