Gloria D. Gonsalves Quotes

This is the sinking womanwhose soul touched the ocean andcaused it to storm kisses.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

There's a thin boundary between the light and dark side. Both are fervent to reign in the space of the other.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Take, this day, my handand promise to absolvewhat my forefathers and I didto you and your kin.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Give yourself a break from any holy book andstart looking at others as you want to be looked at.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Nothing that the Creator gave is of unworthiness.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

We are all angelic.Offspring of godly relic,accept and be prophetic.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Don’t break a neck looking up for God. Try looking down at inspiring human deeds.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

There 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

Then 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

To eat Ugali is an art of adventure in itself. Forget cutlery because all you need is your lovely fingers.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

I do not condemn either the rich or the poor, but the consequences of these two.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

My thick and full lips shall pout their African ancestry until all sorrows are kissed out of me.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

The 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

My 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

Right 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

May 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

Everyone 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

Have 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

May you grow to be a fearless and proud accepting-self human.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

You 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

At times we are the worst racist enemies of our black selves.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

If a lion can growl, why shouldn’t a man cry?

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

A 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

I refuse to behave fraudulently, as if I was anything else but African.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

One should use well a mouth for someone will remember your words and the manner they were spoken. One should pose well in a body for someone will remember your image and how you carried it. One should serve well for someone will recall the kindness and spread it among humanity.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

The moment of honouring our humanity is now.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

We should all celebrate the magnitude of diverse and unique souls that live in our world today, for it is an essence that makes our lives colourful every singleday.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Many years ago, I left my home country very narrow minded. Today I return with an educated mind, able to understand why my culture is as it is and still be very proud of it.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

I am also open minded to embrace strange notions and respect its bearers without harsh judgement. Exposure has made me feel confident and wiser to choose what feels right for me, in order to be the best human being for myself and others.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Being able to experience and live the differences with sound judgement offers a chance to opt for what is right for one.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Do not fear to find yourself among strangers.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

What might be considered loyalty in onesociety might not necessarily be the same for another.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Life at home is at a pace which allows you to appreciate what it has to offer. Simultaneously you get a chance to reflect on what you wish from it. Our development also goes at the same pace, which is not something that everyone appreciates.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Then I learnt of “white Christmas”, which again I found very peculiar since we always have a white Christmas at home for it never passes by without eating rice. That is our white Christmas.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

Drooling over an African figure that I could never have, I feasted my eyes uponthe swaying mounds of my fellow African sisters.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

What are the lessons intended in the stories we tell to our children today?

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

I was taught how to walk but I did not master the cheating steps of others.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

She refuses to support the slogan - Men are equal to women - if this translates to her femininity being faded out or confused by trying to please a selfish idea of anyone wanting a woman to be both herself and a man.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

To be a woman is not a weakness.

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves

She is a woman, how can you confuse her for a man?

~ Gloria D. Gonsalves