Lithetha ukuthini eli gama, kwaye kutheni le nto ukukhetha kwam, uKoreshi akazange achaze. Kodwa kudliwanondlebe, waxelela ngempembelelo yentombi yakhe ngenxa yokuqonda kwabo nangobudala bakhe.
Malunga nendlela umntwana amncede ngayo ukuba athandane nomzimba wakhe: "Thanda ngokumangalisayo. Olu luthando lokwenyani. Kwaye kuyinto engaqhelekanga. Kwaye ndiyamangaliswa ngamandla ngequbuliso ukuba ndingalali, kodwa kwangaxeshanye qhubeka nokwenza into. Kwaye ayisiyiyo nje into ebalaseleyo. Andizange ndicinge ukuba ndingaphila kule ndlela ixesha elide, kodwa ndiyakwazi. Kwaye kufuneka nditsho njengomfazi, bendidla ngokuthiya amalungu omzimba wam. Kukho amaxesha xa ujonga esipilini kwaye cinga: "Ngendibe neminye imilenze, izandla okanye nantoni na." Kwaye ke uyadlula ekukhulelweni kunye nokuzalwa komntwana, uqalisa ukondla umntwana kwaye ngequbuliso uyaqonda: "Wowu, umzimba wam uyamangalisa!" Andisoze ndimthiye, kuba wadala ummangaliso. Kwaye kuyamangalisa! "
Yayiyintoni iminyaka engama-20: "Yayilixesha lobomi bam. Hayi, yonke into yayilungile ngomsebenzi. Ngapha koko, ndiyathandabuza ukuba ngenye imini iya kuba yimpumelelo ngakumbi kuneminyaka eli-18 ukuya kwengama-20. Kodwa njengomntu odlulayo kutshintsha kakhulu, uzama ukuqonda kwaye uyaqonda. Abanye bayaphambana kwaye baqala konke konke, kwaye bendihlukane. Ndandinentloni kakhulu. Ndidinga iminyaka emininzi ukususa umnqweno kubo bonke abantu abathandayo kwaye ndifunde indlela owonwaba ngayo ubomi. "
Malunga ne-30 yakho yokuzalwa: "Ndandikwiinyanga zokugqibela zokukhulelwa kwaye andikwazi ukusela. Yintoni le minyaka ingama-30 ubudala, ukuba awukwazi ukunxila? Kodwa umyeni wam walungiselela isidlo sasemini kwinye yezindlu zokutyela endiyithandayo, emenyelwe malunga ne-20. Wonke umntu wayeziikhilomitha kwaye lo mbandela wathi: "Uyabona, ungonwaba kwaye ungenatyala." Akukho nto bangaqalwanga ukuba basele. Ke wonke umntu wagoduka wasibuyisela wayitshabalalisa zonke iibhaluni awayehonjiswe ngazo. Iindwendwe ezinxilisayo ngokupheleleyo zonwabe apho kubusuku obu-2, kwaye ndahlala phakathi kwabo ndedwa, kwinyanga yesithoba yokukhulelwa. Ke yonke into yayintle, kodwa bendicinga usuku lwakho lwe-30. "