Kemi

“Even in his most extroverted moment, a man is concealed from others. For he cannot be fully known.”
― Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities

“But home isn't where you land; home is where you launch. You can't pick your home any more than you can choose your family. In poker, you get five cards. Three of them you can swap out, but two are yours to keep: family and native land.”
― Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

“The poor of the world may be guilty of this and that particular fault or foolishness, but if we are fair we will admit that nothing they have done or left undone quite explains all the odds we see stacked up against them. We are sometimes tempted to look upon the poor as so many ne'er-do-wells we can simply ignore. But they will return to haunt our peace, because they are greater than their badge of suffering, because they are human.”
― Chinua Achebe, Africa's Tarnished Name

“Before you call the snail a weakling, tie your house to your back and carry it around for a week”
― Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Stay with Me