Compassion Quotes by Helon Habila

“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

“This was soul calling to soul. A tired, trapped lock at last meeting the key that unlocks it.”

— Helon Habila

“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

“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

“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

“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

“So your question, are we happy here? I say how can we be happy when we are mere wanderers without a home?”

— Helon Habila

“And I too am not myself, hoping for refuge in a metaphor that will contain it all.”

— Helon Habila

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