When a society is criticised by outsiders, its members wince but shrug their shoulders. 'What you can expect from strangers?' is the feeling. When the attack comes from within, no such indulgence is shown. 'He was one of us,' runs… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
“I could see their menfolk patrolling nervously up and down toting sub-machine guns and draped in cartridge belts. They were wearing their trademark sunglasses,… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
“What constitutes charm? A presence, a capacity to command attention, an innate conviction of one's own uniqueness, combined, as often as not, with the… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
“Keep your head down, think small, look after yourself: these constituted the lessons of Leopold. The spirit, once comprehensively crushed, does not recover easily.… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
Spirituality can go hand-in-hand with ruthless single-mindedness when the individual is convinced his cause is just — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
“There is a graceless human tendency to wish upon others the ills visited upon oneself. Instead of pointing successors towards short cuts, you relish… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
“I’m going to do what you did,” it ran, “only I’m going to do it quicker, better and for more money. Because I’m me.” — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
Experience has taught that politics is a game played by conmen and hypocrites. — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
When a society is criticised by outsiders, its members wince but shrug their shoulders. 'What you can expect from strangers?' is the feeling. When… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
“Bantu Philosophy: People cling to life and are not yet at the stage where they wil fight for the quality of that life. They… — Michela Wrong Copy Share Image
