Quotes From "Broken Cloud: The First Sunrise" By Ray Anyasi

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Mother, I share your concern, but I do not know how to be afraid of what I cannot change."- Sari Ray Anyasi
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We have accepted it as our unique problem and the fate of our kingdom and have found ways to live on without the sun. We all can be happy if we choose to be."- Sari Ray Anyasi
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My king, I do not know all things but I do know that we mortals cannot orchestrate for the gods what they have agreed to accomplish. Ray Anyasi
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Not so long afterwards it was broad day light in Iluji for the first time ever. Ray Anyasi
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To do what you want is not a privilege. It is a curse. It is the curse of ordinary men. Men with no responsibilities do whatever they want. Common men with no value and self worth do whatever they want. Men whose lives have no worthy purpose are free to do whatever they want. Not you. You are a prince for whom a heavy crown and a powerful throne await. You do not do whatever you want; you do what must be done."- King Chuka . Ray Anyasi
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Sarie is such a comely girl, " he said to them, "even the evil spirits will be heartbroken to see her hurt."- King Chuka Ray Anyasi
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Father, you are asking me to sacrifice the only girl I love so you can openly have the woman you love. Ray Anyasi
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When you are the answer that must remain hidden, then you have everything to be worried about when so much people are asking the same question.” - Sari Ray Anyasi
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In the kingdom of Iluji, a taboo was only a taboo when it has a non-participating witness. And in this land blanketed with darkness, secret was the code of every deed and the darkness was the only constant observing angel. Ray Anyasi
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If I say you are not free to associate with me, it also means I too am not free to associate with you. I might call you the slave but not less bound by the slavery I have created."- Prince Ikan Ray Anyasi
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He was a dying king of the universe and she was the witch inside whose mouth was the last drop of elixir available in the universe. Yes, either that or nothing else could explain the fierce manner in which he attacked her lips Ray Anyasi