Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

"I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months."

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"The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise."

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"Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands."

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"My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection."

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