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He feels a second pang now for the existence of perfection, the stubborn existence of perfection in the most vulnerable of things and in the face of his refusal-logical-admirable refusal-to engage with this existence in his heart, in his mind. For the comfortless logic, the curse of clear sight, no matter which string he pulls on the same wretched knot: (a) the futility of seeing given the fatality in a place such as this where a mother still bloody must bury her newborn, hose off, and go home to pound yam into paste; (b) the persistence of beauty, in fragility of all places!, in a dewdrop at daybreak, a thing that will end, and in moments, and in a garden, and in Ghana, lush Ghana, soft Ghana, verdant Ghana, where fragile things die.


Taiye Selasi


#childbirth #fragility #ghana #life #philosophy

The coffin was handmade from the wood of a single Eucalyptus tree. There were no handles, it rested on the shoulders of six elegant tribesmen. These were Maasai from Kenya, the warrior tribe, known for their courage and endurance. The walkers followed at a respectful distance, the pace was grueling.


Nick Hahn


#kenya #tribe #warriors #courage

If I weren't so screwed up, I would've sold my soul a long time ago for a handsome man who made me feel pretty or who could at least treat me to a Millionaire's Martini. Instead I lingered over a watered down Sparkling Apple and felt sorry about what I was about to do to the blue-eyed bartender standing in front of me. Although I shouldn’t, after all, I am a bail recovery agent. It's my job to get my skip, no matter the cost.If I weren't so screwed up, I would've sold my soul a long time ago for a handsome man who made me feel pretty or who could at least treat me to a Millionaire's Martini. Instead I lingered over a watered down Sparkling Apple and felt sorry about what I was about to do to the blue-eyed bartender standing in front of me. Although I shouldn't, after all, I am a bail recovery agent. It's my job to get my skip, no matter the cost. Yet, I had been wondering lately. What was this job costing me? Yet, I had been wondering lately. What was this job costing me?


Miranda Parker


#chicklit #family-drama #mystery-suspense #romantic-suspense #southern-authors

The primitive craving for survival is universal in all things capable of dying. Now imagine if you could isolate the basic element that drives all animals to fight for survival? What would you do with it? I already had my own ideas when I started my search for an entity I eventually dubbed “The Determination Gene”.


Taona Dumisani Chiveneko


#flame-lily #hangman #mystrey #paranromal #thriller

Africa is a cruel country; it takes your heart and grinds it into powdered stone - and no one minds.


Elspeth Huxley


#country #cruel #grinds #heart #into

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.


Spike Lee


#african american #alone #american #american culture #black

We deliberately used elements from Brazilian music and from African and Asian music. Now people can hear that but then it sounded so abstract, they couldn't hear it.


Arto Lindsay


#african #asian #brazilian #brazilian music #deliberately

I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.


Floyd Mayweather, Jr.


#african-american #american people #areas #i #know

The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans.


Robert Mugabe


#indigenous #man #white #zimbabwe

Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa


Peter Mutanda


#inspirational #inspirational