

“What kind of power was it if everybody knew that it would never be used? Better to say that it was not there, that it was no more than the power in the anus of the proud dog who tried to put out a furnace with his puny fart.... He turned the yam with a stick.”
― Arrow of God
― Arrow of God

“Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.”
― Arrow of God
― Arrow of God

“villages that their leaders came together to save themselves.”
― Arrow of God
― Arrow of God

“Our fathers fought bravely. But do you know the biggest weapon unleashed by the enemy against them? It was not the Maxim gun. It was division among them. Why? Because a people united in faith are stronger than the bomb”
― A Grain of Wheat
― A Grain of Wheat

“In any case how many took the oath and are now licking the toes of the whiteman?No, you take an oath to confirm a choice already made. The decision to lay or not lay your life for the people lies in the heart. The oath is the water sprinkled on a man's head at baptism”
― A Grain of Wheat
― A Grain of Wheat
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