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“Never kill a man who says nothing.
“Where is the white man’s horse?” he asked. The Ibo evangelists consulted among themselves and decided that the man probably meant bicycle.
ahhh bicycle
The words of the hymn were like the drops of frozen rain melting on the dry palate of the panting earth.
Nwoye did not fully understand. But he was happy to leave his father. He would return later to his mother and his brothers and sisters and convert them to the new faith.
maybe it's true that societal upheaval comes from discontented young men. thinking of MAGA here too
osu
I'm not sure I entirely understand this concept of outcast. how/ why did one get to be osu?
was allowed to go wherever it chose, even into people’s beds.
no thank you
we do? Do we go and stop his mouth? No. We put our fingers into our ears to stop us hearing. That is a wise action.”
But I fear for you young people because you do not understand how strong is the bond of kinship. You do not know what it is to speak with one voice.
individualism of the new generation vs collectivism of the old
