The man who had suffered so much had further revealed his greatness in modesty. By refusing to lead, Mugo had become a legendary hero. - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

To the Kareendis of modern Kenya, isn't each day exactly the same as all the others? For the day on which they are born is the very day on which every part of their body is buried except one—they are left with a single organ. So when will the Kareendis of modern Kenya wipe the tears from their faces? When will they ever discover laughter?"

The whiteman told of another country beyond the sea where a powerful woman sat on a throne while men and women danced under the shadow of her authority and benevolence. She was ready to spread the shadow to cover the [Gikuyu]. They laughed at this eccentric man whose skin had been so scalded that the black outside had peeled off.

for I had reached a point in my life when I came to view words differently. A closer look at language could reveal the secret of life.