Mia Couto quotes

Mia Couto is a prominent Mozambican writer, poet, and journalist acclaimed for his innovative use of language and magical realism. His works often explore themes of identity, post-colonialism, and the blending of African and Portuguese cultures. He has received numerous international awards and remains one of Africa’s most celebrated contemporary authors. Here are 5 of his quotes:

Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.

Mia Couto

In war, the poor are killed. In peace, the poor dies.

Mia Couto

There is only a way of escape from a place: is leaving ourselves. There is only a way of leaving ourselves: is loving someone. Só há um modo de escapar de um lugar: é sairmos de nós. Só há um modo de sairmos de nós: é amarmos alguém.

Mia Couto

There is only a way of escape from a place: is leaving ourselves. There is only a way of leaving ourselves: is loving someone.

Mia Couto