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There are things one prefers not to think about but that doesn't mean one forgets about them.
Houseboy (1956)
Everybody told his own little African story to refute him and demonstrate that the African is a child or a fool.
Houseboy (1956)
There are two worlds," said Baklu, "ours is a world of respect and mystery and magic. Their world brings everything in the daylight, even the things that weren't meant to be.
Houseboy (1956)
Life, he says, is like the chameleon, changing colour all the time.
Houseboy (1956)
If you heart begins to beat when you get to the end of your journey, retrace your steps.
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
A good hunter is like a whore, you can smell one a mile of.
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
I shall be the Chief European's boy. The dog of a king is a king of dogs.
Houseboy (1956)
Our ancestors used to say you must escape when the water is still only up to the knees.
Houseboy (1956)
Since when does the pot rub itself against the hammer?
Houseboy (1956)
The elephant does not rot in a secret place.
Houseboy (1956)
It is not the wolf that cries, but the goat.
Houseboy (1956)
The river does not go back to its spring.
Houseboy (1956)
Truth lies beyond the mountains. You must travel to find it.
Houseboy (1956)
All these people who pretended they had come to grieve with Meka were just dogs.
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
A panther-rat runs along the path. He knows where he is going.
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
Fuck off out of here! Go on get out of my hut!
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
I was alleviated by this discovery. It executed something within me … I realized I ought to never be startled of the Commandant again.
Houseboy (1956)
Oh, road, daughter of all our labour, lead me to the white man!
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
Cover up your dirty old arse and show me your papers!
The Old Man and the Medal (1956)
He let me go. Through the darkness I saw his white hands move in a gesture of disgust as if he had touched something unclean.
Houseboy (1956)