# Quote — Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Devil on the Cross

> Who has told you that prophesy is yours alone, to keep to yourself? Why are you furnishing yourself with empty excuses? If you do that, you will never be free of tears and pleading cries."

- Author: [Ngugi wa Thiong'o](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo.md)
- Book: [Devil on the Cross](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo/devil-on-the-cross.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o#Devil_on_the_Cross_(1980)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ngugi-wa-thiongo/devil-on-the-cross/who-has-told