chimamanda ngozi adichi

“ You could say anything at any time to anyone. ”

“ How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted? ”

“ Our histories cling to us. We are shaped by where we come from. ”

“ This was love, to be eager for tomorrow. ”

“ I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue. ”

“ To choose to writes is to reject silence. ”

“ How can we resist exploitation if we dont have the tools to understand exploitation. ”

“ To have money, it seemed, was to be consumed by money. ”

“ I own things I like, but nothing inanimate that I treasure in a deeply consuming way. ”

“ The only reason race matters is because of racism. ”