At about the age of seven … I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they played in the snow, they ate apples, and they talked a lot about the weather: how lovely it was that the sun had come out. This despite the fact that I lived in Nigeria; we didn’t have snow, we ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather, because there was no need to.
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieShe wanted to ask him why they were all strangers who shared the same last name.
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAnd it's wrong of you to think that love leaves room for nothing else. It's possible to love something and still condescend to it.
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieI have many problems in my life, but I don't think that identity is one of them.
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieIf you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly.
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