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“Sissie knew that she had to stop herself from crying. Why weep for them? In fact, stronger in her was the desire to ask somebody why the entire world has had to pay so much and is still paying so much for some folks' unhappiness.”
― Ama Ata Aidoo, Our Sister Killjoy

“Why do people think there are clear answers for things anyway? There aren't.”
― A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz

“We are victims of our history and our present. They place too many obstacles in the way of love. And we cannot enjoy even our differences in peace.”
― Ama Ata Aidoo, Our Sister Killjoy

“Clearly, she was enjoying herself to see that woman hurt. It was nothing she had desired. Nor did it seem as if she could control it, this inhuman sweet sensation to see another human being squirming. It hit her like a stone, the knowledge that there is pleasure in hurting. A strong three-dimensional pleasure, an exclusive masculine delight that is exhilarating beyond all measure. And this too is God's gift to man? She wondered.”
― Ama Ata Aidoo, Our Sister Killjoy