Janvier Chouteu-Chando

"Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you."

"The greatest sacrifice a man can make is the image of his soul."

"...An ethnically heterogeneous society without a unifying hero is bound to be torn apart by internal strife. Only a man capable of bringing about a workable consensus between the diverse people is truly a hero. Such a man has to be a true disciple of peace, unity, solidarity and justice."

"There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course."

"He learned...Never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed."

"A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones."

"A writer needs a partner who can act as fuel to his artistic mind, yet has the great ability to sober him up and help him be in sync with the non-artistic part of his soul."