“Flawed, imperfect creatures! That's what we both are, oga! That's what we ALL are!”
―
Nnedi Okorafor,
Who Fears Death
“We embrace those things that make us unique or odd. For only in these things can we locate and then develop our most individual abilities.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“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.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker
“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.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker
“There are more valuable things in life than safety and comfort. Learn. You owe it to yourself.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“We prefer to explore the universe by traveling inward, as opposed to outward.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“However, just because something isn’t surprising doesn’t mean it’s easy to deal with.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“Silence is the best answer to a fool.” ― Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Zahrah the Windseeker
“I love books . I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas . I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud” ― Nnedi Okorafor, The Book of Phoenix
“To be something abnormal meant that you were to serve the normal. And if you refused, they hated you... and often the normal hated you even when you did serve them.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death
“We cried and sobbed and wept and bled tears. But when we were finished, all we could do was continue living.” ― Nnedi Okorafor
“They say that when faced with a fight you cannot win, you can never predict what you will do next. But I'd always known I'd fight until I was killed.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“There will be danger; some of you may not live to complete your lessons. It's a risk you take. This world is bigger than you and it will go on, regardless.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“Funny how all things people don’t understand seem to be ‘cursed’.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker
“They’re capable of great things, but potential doesn’t equal success.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“My father didn’t believe in war. He said war was evil, but if it came he would revel in it like sand in a storm.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“They don’t teach them to understand others, they teach them to expect others to understand them,” he said in English. He humphed and said, “Americans.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“People are too focused on money. It’s supposed to be a tool, not the prize to be won.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“The way people on Oomza Uni were so diverse and everyone handled that as if it were normal continued to surprise me. It was so unlike Earth, where wars were fought over and because of differences and most couldn't relate to anyone unless they were similar.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, The Night Masquerade
“We embrace those things that make us unique or odd. For only in these things can we locate and then develop our most individual abilities.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“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.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker
“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.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker
“There are more valuable things in life than safety and comfort. Learn. You owe it to yourself.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“We prefer to explore the universe by traveling inward, as opposed to outward.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“However, just because something isn’t surprising doesn’t mean it’s easy to deal with.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“Silence is the best answer to a fool.” ― Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Zahrah the Windseeker
“I love books . I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas . I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud” ― Nnedi Okorafor, The Book of Phoenix
“To be something abnormal meant that you were to serve the normal. And if you refused, they hated you... and often the normal hated you even when you did serve them.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death
“We cried and sobbed and wept and bled tears. But when we were finished, all we could do was continue living.” ― Nnedi Okorafor
“They say that when faced with a fight you cannot win, you can never predict what you will do next. But I'd always known I'd fight until I was killed.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“There will be danger; some of you may not live to complete your lessons. It's a risk you take. This world is bigger than you and it will go on, regardless.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“Funny how all things people don’t understand seem to be ‘cursed’.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Zahrah the Windseeker
“They’re capable of great things, but potential doesn’t equal success.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“My father didn’t believe in war. He said war was evil, but if it came he would revel in it like sand in a storm.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Binti
“They don’t teach them to understand others, they teach them to expect others to understand them,” he said in English. He humphed and said, “Americans.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“People are too focused on money. It’s supposed to be a tool, not the prize to be won.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
“The way people on Oomza Uni were so diverse and everyone handled that as if it were normal continued to surprise me. It was so unlike Earth, where wars were fought over and because of differences and most couldn't relate to anyone unless they were similar.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, The Night Masquerade
