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Benjamin Kwakye Quotes

born 1967 Ghana

Benjamin Kwakye (born 7 January 1967) is a Ghanaian novelist and lawyer.

Ghana
Lawyers
Novelists

Also known as: Eyes of the Slain Woman, Soul to Song

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19 quotes

Time will never come when the word [Last Next] would be yelled out announcing his own arrived death.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

And never in Solo’s life did he want to heal anyone as strongly as he wanted to heal the man lying in front of him.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

How could he save the life of a man who’d murdered his in laws and then attempted to murder him?

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

Manslaughter rather than murder, jail sentence rather than death.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

Catharsis, sating of the primordial love for bloodletting.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

But neither sages nor pastors offered satisfying counsel.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

Solo stands on trial for the murder of his wife.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

Life was more fully present there and perhaps, on account of that, death would retreat.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

A marriage built on that will not last. But a marriage wit foundation is the one where your wife, your husband, has a good character

Soul to Song (2017)

I wonder if you're lost. Or perhaps you're far from home? Maybe you can come inside and wait until the rain stops

Soul to Song (2017)

Making deals and making sure they suceeded. It was non-stop

Soul to Song (2017)

My mind is weak these days and my memory isn't as good as it used to be. But if I recollect correctly, this woman you talk about has a reputation as a bad girl

Soul to Song (2017)

I knew I couldn't try to pursue an education when my parents wanted me to marry

Soul to Song (2017)

It started raining badly.... The gods were against me

Soul to Song (2017)

I discovered that Mother and Father had mentioned. About her character. She did have a very sharp tongue. But i learned to live and deal with it.

Soul to Song (2017)

I had done damage. I had to repair it, I didn't know how. I hoped and hoped the damage was not permanent

Soul to Song (2017)

It was ironic. Mother's own marriage wasn't a perfect model. She and father were not divorced. But they lived in different homes, Like strangers

Soul to Song (2017)

I faced more opposition that sunday. After church service, Pator Lawyer Amoah was aghast. He insisted that I shouldn't marry Ama Owusu

Soul to Song (2017)

In the beginning her eyes were eyes and she could see clearly. And then they turned into two massive loaves of bread upon which many gathered to feast – a kind of grand banquet in which she only participated as an observer.

Eyes of the Slain Woman (2011)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Benjamin Kwakye (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.