3 Quotes by Xola Stemele

Sooner or later the intellectual will die with his mouth open. And they will have a label for it, yes, and ah, a distinct name to honour his foolishness

The comments are sharp enough to pierce a man’s bladder and make him piss all over the floor. The elders could not get past the corners of the painting, never mind its window. The pang of words sliced my father into an exposed shell. He wept uncontrollably and quickly ushered them out. His hope was dangling in front of me, as if it would fall like a teardrop unattended. I too cried that day in confusion. If my father loses hope then what is left of me?

You know sometimes the water, it speaks to me, and it calms me. It says ‘yes Nindo you are a beggar without a home, yes you are a disgrace to your family, but Nindo remember, you will be fine. Nindo will be fine, Nindo will flow like water