"A Grain of Wheat" Quotes
"A Grain of Wheat" explores the complexities of Kenyan society on the brink of independence through the intertwining stories of various characters.
fiction | 247 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
When the white man came, we had the land and they had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.
For the first time, Mugo felt a sense of pride at being a man. He had done something that no other man had done. He had shown the power of his own will. He had shown that he was a man.
The freedom of the country means nothing without the freedom of the people.
It is better to fight and fail than not to fight at all.
There comes a time when silence is betrayal.
The only way to deal with the past is to accept it and make the best of what is left.
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
