Top 25 Quotes by Ishmael Beah of 32 - Page 2

My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time.

My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time.

Teeth, Stories, Quiet

Ishmael Beah (2007). “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”, p.80, Macmillan

I had a very simple, unremarkable and happy life. And I grew up in a very small town. And so my life was made up of, you know, in the morning going to the river to fetch water - no tap water, and no electricity - and, you know, bathing in the river, and then going to school, and playing soccer afterwards.

Ishmael Beah

Soccer, Morning, School

"Former Child Soldier Recalls Experiences in Sierra Leone". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. April 5, 2007.

I grew up in Sierra Leone, in a small village where as a boy my imagination was sparked by the oral tradition of storytelling. At a very young age I learned the importance of telling stories - I saw that stories are the most potent way of seeing anything we encounter in our lives, and how we can deal with living.

Ishmael Beah

Boys, Imagination, Age

The places I come from have such rich languages, such a variety of expression. In Sierra Leone we have about fifteen languages and three dialects. I grew up speaking about seven of them.

Ishmael Beah

Expression, Three, Dialect

Ishmael Beah (2014). “Radiance of Tomorrow: A Novel”, p.7, Macmillan