Véronique Tadjo Quotes

Ivorian and French writer and painter

Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and diaspora, she feels herself to be pan-African, in a way that is reflected in the subject matter, imagery and allusions of her work.

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People do not necessarily need a sovereign, but they certainly need someone who embodies a higher idea of the nation.

Somewhere, a young man wallows in his suffering - his wound so deep he cannot draw a distinction between love and destruction. When he fights, he wounds his adversary like a fighter in search of victory.

I check to see if there is any mail for me. Stamps from my coun-try. I pick up the newspaper. Here, there is a great dealof talk about South Africa

As the dream of my country, which obsesses me all the time. I carry it with me all day. At night, it lies next to me, making love to me.

I would say that although the monarchy has sometimes been challenged, it is nevertheless firmly rooted in the social fabric.

If you want to love ,Do so to the ends of the earth With no shortcuts Do so as the crow flies.

With you I have rediscovered simple words,rediscovered the joy of evenings spent chat-ting, nights spent holding hands, hoping for acity that will not leave behind a bitter taste ofdefeat in the mornings. Maybe together, wewill make it. Please, do not reproach me for unleashing a storm upon this sleepy city, formislaying dreams made of rare pearls and fe-tish gold