Quotes By Author: Bangambiki Habyarimana
“You will always find all the time you need in the world to do what you love. If you can’t find the time, it’s not important for you”
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“As you fight any war, sometimes the result may be defeat. Learn to be heroic even in your defeats.”
“When something looks impossible, don’t give up without testing its impossibility”
“Some beliefs are so strongly held that some believers are ready to lose their heads rather than the belief they carry therein”
“Sin is when you do something that is against your well-being”
“Don’t deny to the body what is naturally its right, not even under religious pretext”
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers”
“If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing”
“Don’t believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is true”
“One author said “I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It’s hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giants”
“The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It’s the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortals”
“I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking”
“People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth”
“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him. He can hear the devil’s defense and god’s accusations. The guards at the king’s heart let him in. The writer can be anything and any one he wants. When he writes he is a god, he creates.”