There are some things that are so unforgivable that they make other things easily forgivable.

When we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.

Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person.

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

Why must we always talk about race anyway? Can't we just be human beings? And Professor Hunk replied - that is exactly what white privilege is, that you can say that. Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.

They themselves mocked Africa, trading stories of absurdity, of stupidity, and they felt safe to mock, because it was a mockery born of longing, and of the heartbroken desire to see a place made whole again.

You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?' Aunty Ifeka said. 'Your life belongs to you and you alone.