"Our goal is to publish African poets in as many ways as possible."

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Kwame Dawes

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“Perhaps all romance is like that; not a contract between equal parties but an explosion of dreams and desires that can find no outlet in everyday life. Only a drama will do and while the fireworks last the sky is a different colour.”
“In a normal movie, you'd never see one guy talk for an entire page, whether good or bad.”
“Honest, intelligent criticism is an aid to the progress of an effort.”
“It's much easier to cry or be angry, but to really laugh and genuinely be buoyant and laugh. That's hard if you don't really feel that way.”
“The thing about living alone is that it gives you a lot of time to think. You don't necessarily reach any conclusions, because wisdom is largely a function of intelligence and self-awareness, not time on your hands. But you do become very good at thinking yourself into endless loops of desperation in half the time it would take a normal person.”

Source : Jonathan Tropper (2012). “One Last Thing Before I Go: A Novel”, p.42, Penguin
“[Donald] Trump is still Trump, and that means he says things that politicians just don't say.”
“Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all”
“You should never get nervous about anything. What today seems important tomorrow isn't so any more.”

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