“Keep your head down, think small, look after yourself: these constituted the lessons of Leopold. The spirit, once comprehensively crushed, does not recover easily. For seventy-five years, from 1885 to 1960, Congo's population had marinated in humiliation. No malevolent witch-doctor… — 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
