Feelings, rationale and values are the top qualities that make a person exceedingly human.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Grief, my friend, forces us to search our souls and find answers to issues that constrain us from becoming better human beings.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Having a deep sense of understanding is a huge burden for a mind that can’t directly influence things.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

He learned...never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

... History is the key to the unity of a people. Its nostalgia pulls them together. Its gloom separates them further. Its successes make them stronger.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Hold onto your creativity, that idealism that is rooted in some degree of innocence and a firm belief in something finer than the things we already have.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Home is supposed to be a place of security, the last resort of refuge.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

... Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbor in order to lead a serene life…

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality,

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality.

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando