Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged … - Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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This sounds very simple and maybe even trite, but very few people know that they are loved without condition or limits.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Our lives are a battlefield on which is fought a continuous war between the forces that are pledged to confirm our humanity and those determined to dismantle it; those who strive to build a protective wall around it, and those who wish to pull it down; those who seek to mould it and those committed to breaking it up; those who aim to open our eyes, to make us see the light and look to tomorrow [. . . ] and those who wish to lull us into closing our eyes

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I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.

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Through the act of translation we break out of linguistic confinement and reach many other communities.

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Of course it's very, very important for me to feel Kenya, to feel, every day, this is where images come from. So to be taken away from that by political pressure or other means - one is taken away from the area, which is the basis of inspiration - is difficult.

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Many people do not know that Jesus did not speak Latin or English or Hebrew; he spoke Aramaic. But nobody knows that language. So we're talking about the Bible itself being a translation of a translation of a translation. And, in reality, it has affected people's lives in history.

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