“This is our world, although the people who drew this map decided to put their own land on top of ours. There is no top or bottom, you see.”
― Half of a Yellow Sun
― Half of a Yellow Sun
“The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“About the nature of human beings. I discovered that confronted by temptation, we will always fall. Given the right circumstances, every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil.”
― The Devil and Miss Prym
― The Devil and Miss Prym
“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.”
― Half of a Yellow Sun
― Half of a Yellow Sun
“The real tragedy of our postcolonial world is not that the majority of people had no say in whether or not they wanted this new world; rather, it is that the majority have not been given the tools to negotiate this new world.”
― Half of a Yellow Sun
― Half of a Yellow Sun
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