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Gloria D. Gonsalves QUOTES

Gloria D. Gonsalves QUOTES

1 " This is the sinking woman
whose soul touched the ocean and
caused it to storm kisses. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , Let's Go Dancing in the Light: A Collection of Poetry and Prose for Soul and Spirit

2 " There's a thin boundary between the light and dark side. Both are fervent to reign in the space of the other. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves

3 " Take, this day, my hand
and promise to absolve
what my forefathers and I did
to you and your kin. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , Let's Go Dancing in the Light: A Collection of Poetry and Prose for Soul and Spirit

4 " Nothing that the Creator gave is of unworthiness. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , Let's Go Dancing in the Light: A Collection of Poetry and Prose for Soul and Spirit

5 " We are all angelic.
Offspring of godly relic,
accept and be prophetic. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , Let's Go Dancing in the Light: A Collection of Poetry and Prose for Soul and Spirit

6 " Don’t break a neck looking up for God. Try looking down at inspiring human deeds. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves

7 " There is a pleasure a bee takes in collecting nectar and piling it into a hive. It knows well that the chores involved in such a task will yield sweet results. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

8 " Then I saw his kind eyes, a comfort I desired. Then I saw his height, a knight I needed by my side. Then I saw his body, a man I surrendered to. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

9 " To eat Ugali is an art of adventure in itself. Forget cutlery because all you need is your lovely fingers. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

10 " I do not condemn either the rich or the poor, but the consequences of these two. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

11 " My thick and full lips shall pout their African ancestry until all sorrows are kissed out of me. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

12 " The joy of comradeship in this foreign land has been killed by silence and overprotection of personal space. I miss the chaos around me for it makes me realise that I am amidst life and alive. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

13 " My lips swelled with red freshness, my chest heaved proudly with a pair of pointed African drums, my face tempted with its sweetness like Kilimanjaro waters and my height spoke a language only a Maasai warrior knew. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

14 " Right now in this world, a child is dying from an ailment because its family cannot afford to buy charcoal for boiling water.
Right now in this world, a girl is striving to find firewood from trees that no more exist, and water from sources that are poisonous.
Right now in this world, a boy is out fishing in a lake rich with inedible species.
Right now in this world, a mother is drowning in heavy rainfall, to save her belongings.
Right now in this world, a man has lost his dignity because all his eff orts to save have been wiped away to poverty by unforeseen calamities.
Right now in this world, a family is starving because drought has invaded their once fertile land.
Right now in this world, a nation is planning for refugee status due to adverse climate conditions.
Right now in this world, you have a choice to help alleviate environmental problems caused by humankind. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

15 " May the economic discrimination you impose on your own people bloat your mind. That polluted rubbish occupying
your mind-set needs to be swept clean. May the disgusted look you impose on those you judge poor burn your eyes.
That evil look occupying your clear vision needs to land in the bin. May that shameful attitude you impose on those you wish to feel lesser bring your soul to restlessness. That fake character you display needs to be thrown out of the window. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

16 " Everyone these days is concerned so much with privacy and forgets the value of human touch. We still need each other but are scared of how it might sound or appear to the other. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

17 " Have you ever entered a kitchen to find a woman, her legs crossed while the rest of her body is dressed in colourful khanga, smiling at you while her hands are making a melodious song with a coconut grater? Have you ever wondered how any woman size can fit on that grater regardless of their body size? The time for wondering is over. East Africa heartily welcomes you to see for yourself. Go and visit it. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

18 " May you grow to be a fearless and proud accepting-self human. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

19 " You will experience a lot of imaginings as usually is for humans although we tend to pretend that all our thoughts are septic and moral. Feel
comfortable with your thoughts. Trust me dear child, no human is spared from wild thoughts and you too will have them. Nothing should limit you my child. But the minute you decide to speak out your thinking or live them, you should be ready for the consequences too. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations

20 " At times we are the worst racist enemies of our black selves. "

― Gloria D. Gonsalves , The Wisdom Huntress: Anthology of Thoughts and Narrations