Was he a possible partner for Mireille? Could he assume such a mutation. - Mariama Bâ

In the face of misogyny and injustice, the only hope is escape.

In a word, a man's success depends on feminine support.

Books saved you. Having become your refuge, they sustained you. The power of books, this marvelous invention of astute human intelligence. Various signs associated with sound: different sounds that form the word. Juxtaposition of words from which springs the idea, Thought, History, Science, Life. Sole instrument of interrelationships and of culture, unparalleled means of giving and receiving. Books knit generations together in the same continuing effort that leads to progress. They enabled you to better yourself. What society refused you, they granted.