

“two people who were once very close can
without blame
or grand betrayal
become strangers.
perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.”
―
without blame
or grand betrayal
become strangers.
perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.”
―

“I didn't leave because
I stopped loving you,
I left because the longer
I stayed the less I loved myself.”
―
I stopped loving you,
I left because the longer
I stayed the less I loved myself.”
―

“We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye n'ani ji onwe ya: "He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep him down.”
― The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays
― The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays
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