All people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit.

People reach an age... where somebody elses platform is no longer yours.

I, Binyavanga Wainaina, quite honestly swear I have known I am a homosexual since I was five.

Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated

There is no country in the world with the diversity, confidence and talent and black pride like Nigeria.

Everywhere I go, I see young people: Confident, forward looking. I have seen them in Lagos, in Rwanda, in the suburbs of London.

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether its with Africa or childhood.