And I had by now become used to the idea of witchcraft, it seemed a reasonable thing, so many things are about, at night, in Africa.

One does not travel by plane. One is merely sent, like a parcel.

And were my faith so strong that it could move mountains, that is the mountain that I would make come to me.

A visitor is a friend, he brings news, good or bad, which is bread to the hungry minds in lonely places. A real friend who comes to the house is a heavenly messenger, who brings the panis angelorum.

And I had by now become used to the idea of witchcraft, it seemed a reasonable thing, so many things are about, at night, in Africa.

To be a person is to have a story to tell.

The entire being of a woman is a secret which should be kept.