"We go for what we call a joll. All it means is that we engage in an orgy of drinking, raping, and stabbing one anothe…"

"You have always been good at creating beautiful things with your hands."

"We are like two hands that wash each other."

"By the time he has finished, every inch of the walls is covered with bright pictures – a wallpaper of sheer luxury."

"In those days, they did not allow people of his colour onto any of the beaches of the city, so he could not carry out…"

"Funerals were held only on Saturday and Sunday mornings those days, because death was not as prevalent then as it is …"

"Hymns flow into one another in unplanned but pleasant segues."

"It is strange how things don’t change in these shanty towns or squatter camps or informal settlements or whatever you…"

"You see, they say they are fighting for freedom, yet they are no different from the tribal chief and his followers. T…"

"It is not different, really, here in the city. Just like back in the village, we live our lives together as one. We k…"