And also, one is a mother in order to understand the inexplicable. One is a mother to lighten the darkness. One is a mother to shield when lightning …

- Mariama Bâ

A woman must marry the man who loves her but never the one she loves; that is the secret of lasting happiness.

- Mariama Bâ

Friendship has splendors that love knows not. It grows stronger when crossed, whereas obstacles kill love. Friendship resists time, which wearies and…

- Mariama Bâ

The flavour of life is love. The salt of life is also love.

- Mariama Bâ

A nervous breakdown waits around the corner for anyone who lets himself wallow in bitterness. Little by little, it takes over your whole being.

- Mariama Bâ

I remain persuaded of the inevitable and necessary complementarity of man and woman. Love, imperfect as it may be in its content and expression, rema…

- Mariama Bâ