literature

"O Sun, great Oriental, my proud mind's golden cap,I love to wear you cocked askew and to burst in songto rouse our hearts, so long as you and I both live."

"Now to return to Jacob, it is written of him, that he was asleep, but this is a Mysticall Speech, for it signifies Death, namely that Death which the Cabalist calls Mors Osculi, or the Death of the Ki…"

"There are some little stones which eagles often bring to Prester John's territories and which worn on the finger preserve or restore the sight, or if consecrated with a lawful incantation, make one in…"

"“Forget language. After all, it bores me. The senses. And this much is true: any communication must transcend the immediacy of solidarity, must be mediated by ideological and economic connections. And…"

"“I was struck by a shallow figure of speech. . . . that Christianity is the handmaiden of capitalism.”"

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for…"

"“I don’t plan my books. I don’t use an outline.”"

"“I grew up with a lot of books. My parents were good readers, I wanted to read books like them. From there I developed the passion for writing.”"

"It does feel like they’re talking about someone else, It’s definitely very validating to be recognized for something that you love, especially when you’re a marginalized author in a creative field. An…"

"They have understood the danger in words, all the words they cannot manage to domesticate and anesthetize."

"What is persecuted above all, and more than people's opinions, is their ability to create and propagate beauty."

"At least I get to speak freely, but it’s hard to adjust to being free, Maybe if I had [always] lived [in a place with free speech] it would be normal for me to be myself"

"It’s good to know that people here want to listen, [In Swaziland] I was writing, knowing the government didn’t agree."

"When people need you, that’s when you start writing."

""Writing is not an easy task. It doesn’t just come, it has to be developed. One has to practice a lot. Practice and learn from the mistakes of the past and never give up.""

"It's always from a place of threat rather than a place of love"

"As for my sister’s words, they did come true. I still remember that term paper. It was through that paper that I learned about the Phelps-Stokes commission of 1924. And just in case you don’t know why…"

""Good writing cannot salvage a bad story: ‘there is no such thing as a good story that is told with bad writing; if the writing is weak, then the story is weak. No one, after all, appreciates one good…"

"Out of every conflict, women end up losing the most, from their homes to their source of income, and other related disturbing situations."

"Writing, to me, also means lending my pen to those with no access to literature."