There must be areas in which a particular character does not represent you.

There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.

A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache

I don't praise my people. I am their greatest critic.

It is not quite true to say that I am not an advocate of writing in African languages. What I think is, one has to think about what is practicable.

Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country.