"Blessed is he who bites and soothes, Because he will never be found out. Blessed is the man who burns down another man's house And in the morning joins him in grief, For he shall be called merciful. Blessed is the man who robs another of five shillings And then gives him back a shilling for salt, For he shall be called generous...." Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, ‘Devil on the Cross’