01UndatedThis is the sinking womanwhose soul touched the ocean andcaused it to storm kisses.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
02UndatedThere's a thin boundary between the light and dark side. Both are fervent to reign in the space of the other.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
03UndatedTake, this day, my handand promise to absolvewhat my forefathers and I didto you and your kin.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
04UndatedGive yourself a break from any holy book andstart looking at others as you want to be looked at.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
06UndatedWe are all angelic.Offspring of godly relic,accept and be prophetic.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
07UndatedDon’t break a neck looking up for God. Try looking down at inspiring human deeds.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
08UndatedThere 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 / quote ↗
09UndatedThen 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 / quote ↗
10UndatedTo eat Ugali is an art of adventure in itself. Forget cutlery because all you need is your lovely fingers.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
11UndatedI do not condemn either the rich or the poor, but the consequences of these two.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
12UndatedMy thick and full lips shall pout their African ancestry until all sorrows are kissed out of me.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
13UndatedThe 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 / quote ↗
14UndatedMy 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 / quote ↗
15UndatedRight 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 / quote ↗
16UndatedMay the economic discrimination you impose on your own people bloat your mind. That polluted rubbish occupyingyour 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 / quote ↗
17UndatedEveryone 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 / quote ↗
18UndatedHave 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 / quote ↗
20UndatedYou will experience a lot of imaginings as usually is for humans although we tend to pretend that all our thoughts are septic and moral. Feelcomfortable 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 / quote ↗
23UndatedA foolish mind would not raise an eyebrow when things are done diff erently in a foreign culture. An educated mind would try to understand the meaning of it all.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
24UndatedI refuse to behave fraudulently, as if I was anything else but African.Gloria D. Gonsalves / quote ↗
