9 Quotes by Helon Habila

Our story is over, the ink has dried, each of us must move on now and it will be as if we had never met, never loved, and never dreamt together.

I didn't love him. He was a good, decent guy, but I wanted more at that time." She shrugged. "I was not so young anymore. Time was passing for me. I wanted more… excitement.

Not all of us have that luxury, of a past. My history doesn't offer me much in that respect.

Sometimes poets have to be imperfect so their poetry can be perfect.

Happiness is important, but I wouldn't say it is the main purpose of human existence.

There is no loneliness like the loneliness of a stranger in a strange city.

You must take a year off, one of these days, before you’re old and tired and weighed down by responsibility. Go away somewhere, and read. Read all the important books. Educate yourself, then you’ll see the world in a different way.

So your question, are we happy here? I say how can we be happy when we are mere wanderers without a home?

Not all of us have that luxury, of a past. My history doesn’t offer me much in that respect.