“It is not good to do too much at once. We have a saying. A man cannot walk on two different paths at the same time. It will crack his buttocks. Tajewo Ole Ndaskoi”

“People say 'Hofmann has different styles'. I have not. I have different moods; I am not two days the same man.”

“Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.”

“You cannot continue on the same path and arrive at a different destination. Make the choice to have your actions reflect your goals.”

“Nnaka my son, our elders say, when a kid washes his hands clean, he becomes fit to dine with the elders. Our hearts are filled with indescribable joy and we can rub our belly with delight, so much so that we should give you the largest farmland and the most beautiful bride in the community but alas, we can only do so much. Nonetheless, the crack on the buttocks has not diminished its functions and we shall not disappoint you.”

“Sometimes we have so much to say, we cannot say it. Sometimes it's best we do not say goodbyes.”