“... cynicism is the only tool that can scrape away the tint off rose-coloured glasses.”

“I tell you, Professor, growing up is a full contact sport. Somewhere in our brains, foolishness and navet join forces with a false sense of invincibility. Together, they score own-goals against the...”

“As he was about to press the button to shut the doors, a young woman stepped in. She had that sort of beauty that deserved to be prosecuted for appearing without notice. Professor Khupe was confide...”

“Mr. Gweta and his daughter were the cosmetics camouflaging an infected blackhead. The rest of the ugliness ran deep into a world where plants ate people and botanists lay at the bottom of the food ...”

“The girl had a special way of saying anything. The gods had blessed her voice with a special monopoly. It delivered an acoustic chocolate that was laced with all flavours of euphoria. The substance...”

“He had the muscular definition of a man who had spent his life restraining elephants in heat.”

“No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren, talents equal to those of the other colors of men, and that the appearance of a want of...”

“Racial prejudice has always been a difficult topic for me. On several occasions I've withdrawn from conversations that devolved into white bashing. I can never make a general negative statements ba...”

“My story has more than a "great white hope" plot. I loved and respected Tom because he was a servant of God who happened to be white, just as I feel I am a servant of God who happens to be black an...”

“He had the muscular definition of a man who had spent his life restraining elephants in heat.”

“I appreciate the gesture, but you don't have to undress in order to apologize”