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Quotes from Ngugi wa Thiong'o

We think of politics in terms of power and who has the power. Politics is the end to which that power is put.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
What is translated from English and into English - and in what quantities - is a question of power.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined to dismantle it; those who strive to build a protective wall around it, and those who wish to pull it down; those who seek to mould it and those committed to breaking it up; those who aim to open our eyes, to make us see the light and look to tomorrow [...] and those who wish to lull us into closing our eyes
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
If poverty was to be sold three cents today, i can't buy it.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
If we want to turn Africa into a new Europe ... then let us leave the destiny of our countries to Europeans. They will know how to do it better than the most gifted among us.'25
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Being is one thing; becoming aware of it is a point of arrival by an awakened consciousness and this involves a journey.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
It was a revelation for me, in a practical sense, that you could write in an African language and still reach an audience beyond that language through the art of translation.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Any writer likes to be near the area which is the location of his work.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
El agua que bebo, la comida que como, la ropa que uso, la cama donde duermo; todo está determinado por la política, sea ésta buena o mala. La
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Tus propias acciones son un espejo mejor de tu vida que todas las acciones juntas de tus enemigos.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
El mundo no tiene corazón. —Entonces hay que cambiar el mundo. Darle
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Hay una gran belleza en el hombre vestido de percal y calzado con sandalias, sin más armas que un bastón para andar y su credo de la no violencia, que se enfrenta al poderoso imperio británico, ¿no
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Hay algunos que aman su historia y el color de su piel, y hay otros que odian su historia y el color de su piel...
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Por abundantes que fueran los peces en el mar, se necesitaba una red o un sedal y un anzuelo, como mínimo.
~ Ngugi wa Thiong'o