“Adults have big, big wishes that we do not expect to come true. That is why we need so many more candles on our cakes.”
“It is not true that 'we have only one life to live'; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.”
“Why do we have to make such terrible decisions for our whole lives when we are too young to know what we are doing? The big mistakes are hung around your neck and you have to wear them forever.”
“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.”
“Sometimes, we need little lies to save our pride. And sometimes we need big lies to save our souls.”
“Mma Ramotswe sighed. 'We are all tempted, Mma. We are all tempted when it comes to cake.'That is true,' said Mma Potokwane sadly. 'There are many temptations in this life, but cake is probably one of the biggest of them.”