“Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the table but effectively telling the African story from an African perspective—in full earshot…”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com
“If you're Native American and you pray to the wolves, you're a savage. If you're African and you pray to your ancestors, you're a primitive. But when white people pray to a guy who turns water into wine, well, that's just common sense.”— Trevor Noah, amazon.com
“And I don't like having my picture taken. I'm almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.”— Eric Clapton, esquire.com
“There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African understanding is far more restorative - not so much to punish as to redress or restore a balance that has been knocked askew.”— Desmond Tutu, newyorker.com