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Micere Githae Mugo
12 quotes
“He is a comrade; he was a friend when my own people did not want me.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am a child of the universe, I have lived in almost all continents.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You see, when you go into retirement, you tend to be out of the limelight and so, winning this Africa Writes Lifetime Achievement Award gives me a sense of belonging.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Both are creative, imaginative artistic expressions that use words and language to communicate: one is spoken, or verbal; the other one is written. So, there is a direct connection.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing, and even becoming a published writer, is not necessarily going to make you famous or make you money: in fact, you may very well die poor! You need to be in love with writing; let the impetus come from deep within you; feel it in your bones and in the very depths of your soul. Allow the message to possess you to the extent that you cannot hold it back.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t be discouraged by rejection, especially from publishers who say your work is not quite right for them. Have faith in your ability and very importantly, focus on learning, growing and developing.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The struggle for social justice badly needs the participation of young people. Global youth make up an estimated 1.3 billion of the world’s population and so they need to fight to ensure that they live in a just world.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Orature narratives on justice and injustice turned into life lessons that matured into the realization that if I am going to claim humanity for myself, I must seek to humanize others by reaching out to them in solidarity.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Learning about African orature and poetry is essential. Equally, Orature from the various global cultures of people of African origin, regardless of where they’re located, is a precious cultural heritage we cannot afford to ignore or neglect.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The spoken word is only a tiny bit of orature: it is poetic oracy and oracy is what I define as the skillful use of linguistic-expression to create utterance that renders itself to performance.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing can be a lifeline—especially when your existence has been denied, especially when you have been left on the margins, especially when your life and process of growth have been subjected to attempts at strangulation.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I clearly remember my introduction to the African American heritage. I was in the school sanatorium with a bad attack of the flu when the headmistress came to see me, bringing copies of Richard Wright's Native Son, Black Boy and Trevor Huddleston's Naught For Your Comfort, I could not put any of the books down. Later on I looked for books by James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison. From then on I became a part-time student of African American Literature which was not offered on the colonial syllabus.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Micere Githae Mugo in Talking with African Writers by Jane Wilkinson (1992)