“More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun. Just yesterday, an autumnal London was drenched in rain. The airplane drenched in rain. A cold wind, darkness. But here, from the morning's earliest… — Ryszard Kapuściński Copy Share Image
The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
“Here is an oral tradition, legends passed from mouth to mouth, a communal myth created invariably at the base of the mango tree in… — Ryszard Kapuściński Copy Share
He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
How do cultures differ from one another? Above all, in their customs. Tell me how you dress, how you act, what are your habits,… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
“on war and conquest: in the realm of human affairs one also needs a pretext. it is important to give it the rank of… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
In the tropics the white feels weakened, or downright weak, whence comes the heightened tendency to outbursts of aggression. People who are polite, modest… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
Pack the one bag. Unpack it, pack it, unpack it, pack it: passeport, ticket, book, taxi, airport, check-in, beer, announcement, stairs, airplane, fasten seat-belt,… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
