“Mothers cowered over their small children, defenceless as their backs blossomed with red lines or swords were sunk into their flesh to reach the young ones they hid.”
— Osman Welela
“May the stars ever shine on your path, and the darkness never leave your side.”
— Osman Welela
“Just like life, it was only the contrast with darkness that had made it seem brighter.”
— Osman Welela
“The thousand stars that shine in the light of day”
— Osman Welela
“Sometimes believing is as simple as choosing to do so.”
— Osman Welela
“Magic is a trick, and the trick is to believe it’s real.”
— Osman Welela
“The greatest of our virtues and the worst of our sins is wanting nothing less than more.”
— Osman Welela
“…his tortured voice lost in the much grander cries of the world around him.”
— Osman Welela
“…pain that would have made even a god shiver in terror.”
— Osman Welela