Although I Never Marched Through The Streets

I Came To Mozambique In 1986, When I First Became Involved With Teatro Avenida - A Theatre Company That Stages Plays Concerned With Political And Social Issues.

Poverty Always Looks The Same, No Matter Where You Come Across It. The Rich Can Always Express Their Opulence By Varying Their Lives. Different Houses, Clothes, Cars. Or Thoughts, Dreams. But For The Poor There Is Nothing But Compulsory Grayness, The Only Form Of Expression Available To Poverty.

For Me Oliver Twist Is A Political Novel. It Is A Furious Critique Of The Treatment Of Orphans And Poor Children Who Were Forced To Spend Their Early Lives In Ghastly Institutions.

They Pondered The Importance Of Coffee In Silence.

Many People Make The Mistake Of Confusing Information With Knowledge. They Are Not The Same Thing. Knowledge Involves The Interpretation Of Information. Knowledge Involves Listening.