Tami Egonu Quotes & Sayings

Money soothes a lot of ills and helps people to tolerate what they might not otherwise be able to stomach. — Tami Egonu

The old are often forgotten. Life moves on without a care for those who wish to remain in the past. We tend to talk too much because it's rare that we're listened to. — Tami Egonu

Jealousy can instigate the cruellest act, or more to the point, hatred can. Miss Bennett was the one who found Nathan lying at the bottom of the stairs in the cellar, said he must have slipped or something, especially with one leg being so much weaker than the other. They as good people never would have suspected their own daughter of pushing him. That she never showed emotion over her brother's death was put down to trauma. I could see what they could not - a child incapable of any kind of feeling apart from selfishness. I can still picture him now, lying on his stomach, his head twisted at an unnatural angle, eyes glazed like one of Rhiannon's dolls. She was then about seven years old with the face of an angel and a nature as cruel as anyone on death row. — Tami Egonu

We are all blinded by deceit of what society or family tells us is right. Some of us choose to break free. — Tami Egonu

So many people mean nothing to us, we pass one another by without acknowledgement, without comprehending the gifts many have to offer, if only we slowed down and realised we're not all so different. My front door isn't open to everyone, but I can tell a good one when I see them just like I know trouble when it's staring me in the face. — Tami Egonu

It is my name for you. Amaka is a Nigerian name and it means beautiful. — Tami Egonu

The death of those considered expendable to achieve such goals only leaves blood to drown the earth with the memory of corruption and confusion. — Tami Egonu

It's amazing how long we put up with things we detest for the sake of a quiet life. — Tami Egonu

What is death but the opportunity for a new beginning? — Tami Egonu

The wind gives and it takes. You wait, I believe it favours you. — Tami Egonu

The stars and planets don't disappear just because it's daytime. — Tami Egonu

The world is a reflection of how we see it and feel. — Tami Egonu

You can vent your anger and think that others are to blame when in truth the anger you carry belongs to you.
Learn to accept responsibility for every action.
Learn to let go of preconception.
Learn to let go of what you have learnt in your life.
Travel lightly and you will find the journey has far more enlightenment than you could ever have imagined. — Tami Egonu