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There's only one secret to being a successful hairdresser and I've never withheld it from anyone. Your client should leave the salon feeling like a white woman.

— Tendai Huchu The Hairdresser of Harare (2010)

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I can only say that friendship should rise above man-made laws, which tend to be capricious by their very nature.

The Hairdresser of Harare (2010)

The Magistrate mapped the city through the music he listened to, each song a landmark in the labyrinth of his mind.

The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)

To be dispensable is a woman's worst nightmare and I was beginning to live it.

The Hairdresser of Harare (2010)

Something about the elderly altered the character of a place, civilized it, creating a bridge between past and present, a sense of continuity across generations.

The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician (2014)

Men don’t take rejection so well. It’s like they’re raised expecting that they can have whatever they want.

The Hairdresser of Harare (2010)

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