Matekoni's Quotes

#1. Cake," said Mma Ramotswe quickly. "That is Mr J.L.B. Matekoni's great weakness. He cannot help himself when it comes to cake. He can be manipulated very easily if he has a plate of cake in his hand.

Alexander McCall Smith

#2. I started out in psychedelic drugs, and people said it was a flight from reality. It still is a flight from reality, but I think reality is now a bit more scary than the drugs we used to fly from it, so long ago.

Terence McKenna

#3. To cooperate, people must not only trust one another to do so, they also have to coordinate on a social norm that everyone understands. That is why it's a lot easier to destroy a society than to build it.

Partha Dasgupta

#4. The mention of God made Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni frown. In his experience, people were always claiming that God agreed with them even when there was little or no evidence that this was the case.

Alexander McCall Smith

#5. Violence is for those who have lost their imagination.

Shane Claiborne

#6. You must understand: they fear you. There is nothing scarier in their minds than a girl who knows the power of her flames.

Nikita Gill

#7. Now, as he finished the last of his porridge, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni reminded himself that the one thing he felt certain about when it came to women was that you could never be sure.

Alexander McCall Smith

#8. They have no right to complain! If women were cool with knowing their man is cheating on them then they have no right to complain. Sit down somewhere. BUT, if it makes them unhappy then complain with the understanding that if he doesn't stop, get out the situation. End of story!

Eric Williams

#9. Anybody can lose,' cautioned Mr J.L.B. Matekoni. 'You need to remember that every time you win.

Alexander McCall Smith