When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer.

Dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.

People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.

We only have the past that we have. Not all of our deeds were incorrect.

Shakespeare is in many ways an African writer and 'Hamlet' would be seen as a very accurate historical saga about an African kingdom.

It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.

Go to Mozambique! As long as you don't expect to find flawless infrastructure, just go. Because this is a country where people have not quite grown accustomed to tourists. You still feel a genuineness that no longer exists in countries where tourism has been industrially developed.