Life Is A Flimsy Branch

I Work In An Old Tradition That Goes Back To The Ancient Greeks. You Hold A Mirror To Crime To See What's Happening In Society. I Could Never Write A Crime Story Just For The Sake Of It, Because I Always Want To Talk About Certain Things In Society.

At The Time Of Independence In 1975, Mozambique Was Extremely Poor. Many Portuguese Residents Abandoned The Country, Leaving Only A Handful Of Well-educated Mozambicans To Try To Run The Country.

When I Was A Very Young Author, I Knew I Needed To Build Myself A Tower Outside Of Europe. Like When You're A Hunter, And Build Towers To Watch The Animals Move. I Knew I Would Never Understand The World Without That Perspective. I Came To Africa For That Rational Reason, Although I Love Mozambique Now.

We Used To Send Whole Flocks Of Birds Shooting Out Of Our Mouths And Never Managed To Grab Them By Their Wings.

I Am Not Afraid Of Dying. I Have Lived Longer Than Most People In The World. What Scares Me Is To Have A Body That Works But A Brain That Is Waving Goodbye. If That Happens, I Hope I Die Quickly.