“This was soul calling to soul. A tired, trapped lock at last meeting the key that unlocks it.” — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“I wanted to say, with as much sarcasm as I could put into my voice, "Sir, your poem is both original and interesting, but… — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“This was soul calling to soul. A tired, trapped lock at last meeting the key that unlocks it.” — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“The people copy their rules, just as children ape their parents. Violence is a symptom of a dysfunctional system, where people have no patience… — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“Surprisingly, I felt no anger towards him. He was just Man. Man in his basic, rudimentary state, easily moved by powerful emotions like love,… — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“Life is seen as an ongoing war between art and philistinism - and although the philistines may win some of the battles, it is… — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“Can you continue to love a person regardless of such shortcomings? Maybe because you hope to save them? Or because you can't help it?… — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“So your question, are we happy here? I say how can we be happy when we are mere wanderers without a home?” — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
“And I too am not myself, hoping for refuge in a metaphor that will contain it all.” — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
You must take a year off, one of these days, before you’re old and tired and weighed down by responsibility. Go away somewhere, and… — Helon Habila Copy Share Image
