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Phaswane Mpe
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“I do not not own life, you often said when you tried to laugh your difficulties away.”
Phaswane Mpe (1970–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You have watched God and Devil, gods and Ancestors, wondering whether *they* owned it, this thing called life. As far as you could see no one seemed to own it, judging by the way they too cast their eyes in the directions of our Hillbrow, Alexandra, and Tiragalong, clicking their tongues in deep sadness or grim amusement as people devoured one another. You were right there with them, still on your way to finding out whether any of them owned life.”
Phaswane Mpe (1970–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And while we’re so busy blaming [the Makwerekwere] for all our sins, hadn’t we better also admit that quite a large percentage of our home relatives who get killed in Hillbrow are in fact killed by other relatives who bring their home grudges with them to Jo’burg. That’s what makes Hillbrow so corrupt…”
Phaswane Mpe (1970–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...people should remain in their own countries and try to sort out the problems of those respective countries, rather than fleeing them; South Africa had too many problems of its own.”
Phaswane Mpe (1970–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source