The Door of No Return Quotes

“Once you carry your own water you will know the value of every drop.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“What you do not suffer for, you can never truly value.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“If you were a mango
I would peel you

Keep you for myself
then reveal you

If you disappeared
I would find you

Treat you like gold
and then mine you

If you were a secret
I would carry you

Between my two lips
and then marry you,

is what I want to say
to the girl

who makes my stomach wobble
and my heart beat

like a drum
but what actually comes

out of my salty mouth is
Would you like some nuts?”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“until the lions tell their side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always celebrate the hunter…”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“The mind of a fool is like a broken pot. It holds nothing.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“Though I have eyes, I am blinded by a vision that no longer sees you.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“They say that those who loved you return to you in dreams.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“The sun shines on those who stand up for themselves, before it shines on those who kneel to cowardice.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“Dreams are hints from the beyond, but they can also be warnings.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“Dreams are today’s answers for tomorrow’s questions.”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return