Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

“People had warned me about the culture shock of going to Africa. Nothing prepared me for the culture shock of coming the other way.…

— Richard Dowden

“People said, "Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.”

— Jane Goodall

“I think Africans are very much like white people back home, in that they think they are the center of the universe and that…

— Alice Walker

“The intrusion of outsiders in the day-to-day lives of Africans was the sort of thing I had always criticized.”

— Paul Theroux

“There was so much suffering in Africa that it was tempting just to shrug your shoulders and walk away. But you can't do that,…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“This is a story of Africa. A pioneer woman's journey north was merely the beginning.”

— Jeffrey Whittam

“Read a different Africa. Love a vibrant Africa.”

— Kiru Taye

“I said it before and I shall say it again: Coming to Africa was a bad idea!”

— Randall Allen Dunn

“I went to Africa to work. Finding myself and falling in love were not items on the agenda. Those were the stuff of daydreams,…

— Jacqueline L. Scott

“I concluded that no place in the world was entirely safe for an African, and that for many of us, survival depended on perpetual…

— Lawrence Hill

“The trouble with Africa is that once it is in your blood, like malaria, it is almost impossible to get rid of, and I…

— Vic Guhrs The Trouble with Africa

“The Africans wouldn’t consider it a real visit unless they ate.”

— LeAnne Hardy