“It's always instructive to observe the life cycle of the First World aid worker. A wary enthusiasm blooms into an almost messianic sense of what might be possible. Then, as they bump up against the local cultural limits of acceptable… — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
“Love is the way that life forgets that it is terminal. Love is life's alibi in the face of death.” — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
“I feel to that the gap between my new life in New York and the situation at home in Africa is stretching into a… — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
“He sits aloof from the rest of the family, an inaccessible island with a rocky shoreline. You cannot make landfall on your own. You… — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
“Banana is also a Methodist minister who became a liberation theologian and once reworked the Lord's Prayer to include the lines: "Teach us to… — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
“It's always instructive to observe the life cycle of the First World aid worker. A wary enthusiasm blooms into an almost messianic sense of… — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
“As we get ready to leave, Georgina announces that she wants to keep the kitten. But of course she can't. We walk up and… — Peter Godwin Copy Share Image
