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“Each life has its share of heroism, an obscure heroism, born of abdication, of renunciation and acceptance under the merciless whip of fate.”

— Mariama Bâ Scarlet Song (1981)

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“The flavour of life is love. The salt of life is also love.”

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“The word ‘happiness’ does indeed have meaning, doesn’t it? I shall go out in search of it.”

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“A woman must marry the man who loves her, but never the one she loves; that is the secret of lasting happiness.”

Scarlet Song (1981)

“The most humble of huts is pleasing when it is clean; the most luxurious setting offers no attraction if it is covered in dust.”

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“A nervous breakdown waits around the corner for anyone who lets himself wallow in bitterness. Little by little, it takes over your whole being.”

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