Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of reconciliation is strengthened and that progress in this country takes place as fast as it can.

Poetry cannot block a bullet or still a sjambok, but it can bear witness to brutality-thereby cultivating a flower in a graveyard.

If you are stimulated by what you do, you never get tired

The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society

I am the captain of my soul.

In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.