Noma Dumezweni Quotes

Whoever we are, we have to carve something out of our lives. I would like to be on my deathbed going, 'I've enjoyed that. I went through the rollercoaster of it, but I've appreciated it.'

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• As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.

  

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• Whoever we are, we have to carve something out of our lives. I would like to be on my deathbed going, 'I've enjoyed that. I went through the rollercoaster of it, but I've appreciated it.'

  

  Noma Dumezweni
  • Lives
  • Appreciated
  • Deathbed