Moses Ose Utomi > Quotes

“Tears are precious, his mama always said. Don't waste them on your enemies. Save them for your friends.”
― Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

“It had been so long since he'd had the freedom to cry. That's what crying was—freedom. You could cry when there were no more urgent responsibilities. Only when there was no one watching you who depended on your strength. Only when the people around you wouldn't take advantage of your tears.
Only when you had enough water in your body.”
― Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

“A man will give ya work and name it a gift.”
― Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

“He buried the bones. Then he said a prayer for the soul of the departed, that it would find water and shade, and that it would be remembered truly.”
― Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

“Tears are precious, his mama always sadi. Don't waste them on your enemies. Save them for your friends.”
― Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

“A man will give ya work and name it a gift”
― Moses Ose Utomi, The Lies of the Ajungo

“From the study of what was," he said, "comes the knowledge of what is.”
― moses ose utomi