Though I knew I shouldn’t have cared, the words still hurt like pinches, and pinches can be very painful when done in the same place many times in a row.

It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think...The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength. You're stronger than you believe.

Though I knew I shouldn’t have cared, the words still hurt like pinches, and pinches can be very painful when done in the same place many times in a row.

Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective.

Flawed, imperfect creatures! That's what we both are, oga! That's what we ALL are!

We cried and sobbed and wept and bled tears. But when we were finished, all we could do was continue living.

I slammed the door in the child's face, a horrific scream trapped in my throat.