Romance is the sweetening of the soul With fragrance offered by the stricken heart.
Quotes from The Lion and the Jewel — Wole Soyinka
b. 1934
14 quotes
Lakunle, last seen, having freed himself of Sadiku, clearing a space for the young girl.
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I do not hate progress, only its nature
Which makes all roofs and faces look the same.
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Bush-girl you are, bush girl you'll always be;
Uncivilized and primitive—bush-girl!
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To husband his wives surely ought to be
A man's first duties—at all times.
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The greedy dog! Insatiate camel of a foolish, doting race.
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It is five full months since last
I took a wife
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No! I do not envy him!
Just one woman for me!
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My Ruth, my Rachel, Esther, Bathsheba
Thou sum of fabled perfections
From Genesis to Revelations
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Wole Soyinka (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.