Yolande Mukagasana Quotes
born 1954 Rwanda
Yolande Mukagasana (born 6 September 1954), is a Rwandan writer, writing in French and survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
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Nothing is more destructive than never being satisfied with who you are and what you have.
There will be no humanity without forgiveness, there will be no forgiveness without justice, and there will be no justice without humanity.
When writing, let your words come from the heart.
As keepers of memory, we cannot accept the distortion of Rwanda’s history which include the genocide.
The genocide perpetrated against Tutsi is the history of Rwandans, it is the history of humanity.
If we accept the silence that is given to us, we will never move the world ahead.
To fight against the ideology and denial of genocide is to fight against hate.
Undervaluing someone’s book is like trampling the brain of a wise person.
Generalisations only favour the killers.
In Rwanda there isn’t a day without sunshine, maybe that is why we learn to show smile even when we want to scream in pain.
Yolande Mukagasana (1954)
We must know that our differences do not make us enemies, but enriches us.
The genocide can not be interpreted as a humanitarian drama. This would mean refusing to analyse the way a genocide can be carried out.
The ideology and denial of the genocide perpetrated against Tutsi are still topical, especially in journalistic and academic sectors influenced by genocide perpetrators and their friends.
Everyone who speaks can write. Even those who do not speak can find a way to write. For those whose stories have not yet been told, remember that everyone has something to share, and what you have to say matters.
Our youth are capable. Normally, when a person is discouraged from his tender age, they grow up thinking that they truly can’t. It’s the same technique the colonialisers used in Africa. They told us that we are fools, we can’t do anything and sadly we accepted it.
I am very grateful to the young people who have chosen to write, because if we don’t write our stories, they could be lost. I wrote to you years ago and I am still writing to you. I want you to write for your children, your grandchildren, and your great-grandchildren