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Peter Godwin

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[Wikipedia] Peter Godwin is a Zimbabwean author, journalist, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, and former human rights lawyer. Best known for his writings concerning the breakdown of his native Zimbabwe, he has reported from more than 60 countries and written several books. He served as president of PEN Amer

Quotes by Peter Godwin

“Love is the way that life forgets that it is terminal. Love is life's alibi in the face of death.”

Death

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“I feel to that the gap between my new life in New York and the situation at home in Africa is stretching…

Africa

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“He sits aloof from the rest of the family, an inaccessible island with a rocky shoreline. You cannot make landfall on your…

Family

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“Banana is also a Methodist minister who became a liberation theologian and once reworked the Lord's Prayer to include the lines: "Teach…

Freedom

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“It's always instructive to observe the life cycle of the First World aid worker. A wary enthusiasm blooms into an almost messianic…

Life

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“As we get ready to leave, Georgina announces that she wants to keep the kitten. But of course she can't. We walk…

Ready to leave

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