“Sometimes at the start of a new chapter in life, it seems that everything is for you and nothing can go wrong. You feel as if you are standing on a mountain peak and can catch a glimpse of the dazzling promised land that is your future- a work to be accomplished, a relationship to be enjoyed. All is bathed in mellow, golden light.”

“In Africa, if you are an hour late, you are right on time.”

“You Americans have been blessed with wristwatches but you don't have much time. We Africans have no wristwatches, but we have plenty of time!”

“He knew my African tendency to approach things by running in circles around them.”

“Drive away and try to keep smiling. Get a little rock and roll on the radio and go toward all the life there is with all the courage you can find and all the belief you can muster. Be true, be brave, stand.”

“Sometimes you have to go on when you don't feel like it, and sometimes you're doing good work when it feels like all you're managing is to shovel shit from a sitting position.”

“When you stop blaming others for where you are in life, that is when you can start to manifest your dream life!”