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“Poetic words are usually more stimulating than accurate. Taking them too seriously is a mistake.”
“Mr. Gweta looked ten years younger than Professor Khupe had expected. His jet-black hair was trimmed so neatly that it would make a manicured golf course look scruffy. His face was exceptionally sm...”
“Despite his elegant appearance, Mr. Gwetas most striking asset was his alluring personality. Professor Khupe had met few such men in his life. Their warmth made everyone feel like they were their b...”
“The key trait of a Sperm Pirate is that she is not driven by desperation. Escaping poverty or hardship is not her motive. She usually has a good education and access to the same opportunities as th...”
“Professor Khupe felt his chest swell with pride. It was doing so without his encouragement. If an electrical fault had stopped the elevator from rising, his inflating ego would have powered the rem...”
“Not all diseases come from bacteria and viruses, Professor. The worst often come from things you cannot see under a microscope. This plant is infested with an aggressive strain of such invisible ge...”
“Professor Khupe rubbed his hand along the sand dunes of her windswept form. The static charge made her skin feel like the surface of a cactus. He recoiled. How he wished he had gone into the priest...”
“... eloquence is merely the product of intelligence. History is not shaped by men of genius. It is shaped by men of unwavering will. Men who focus whatever brains they have on the savvy application...”
“He looked up to the gods but never accepted their eternal superiority. For better or worse, plotting their overthrow was the only aspiration that stoked the fires of destiny. Such an exalted ambiti...”
“... the only difference between carnivores and plants is that the latter eat meat through translator organisms. Maggots and bacteria pre-chew dead animal matter, which plants then absorb as nutrien...”
“When a group of people are forced to navigate a minefield together, everyone feels a grudging sense of comfort when someone else gets blown up. Though there may be other unseen landmines left in th...”
“Being a hangman requires you to take someone elses life based on someone elses judgment, and carry it out on someone elses schedule. The job does not provide the same satisfaction that an ordinary ...”
“You keep distracting from the main point, Vaida. I did not come to Harare to study other peoples scars. I have my own to worry about. They make me sick. I will never recover from the events that ca...”
“Vaida planted her shoulders into the back of her chair and slid her lower body towards the edge of the seat. The fabric of her retracting skirt increased the protrusion of her legs. When she was in...”
“Every successful mission requires a clear plan. Tonight, Mrs. Sibandas mission was to enjoy some gratification. She would not be denied. Her plan was as clear as oxygen. It involved an expensive pe...”
“I will not mince words. Theres been enough mincing for one day. Therefore, I shall ask my question bluntly: How does a man know that his body has been turned inside out? His eyes can see the back ...”
“MUSHAKABVU, I may be in a tough spot, but I am more worried about you. I have never experienced anything close to a sense of kinship with any of my clients, let alone those I have never met. Howeve...”
“One candidate who considered applying for the position explained his change of heart: That job is like unprotected sex. It feels amazing at the time, but there is a good chance you will pay for it ...”
“... the successful recruit must be empathetic. This condition rules out the sadistic, the vengeful, and the enthusiastic. Therefore, many of the garden-variety killers who applied so far have had n...”
“As they say: A baking man will grasp at a hangman. Whoever gets the job will be dragged into the heat, forced to wear a massive pair of iron shoes, and frogmarched across the minefield at gunpoint.”
