Chika

“you notice the forced smile ... as he does not find warmth between her thighs, ... “some nights, he returns

with the smell of that woman – that jezebel.” ... “stay, you endure

he is your husband,

you endure”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

“Someday, we will learn how

to stop hurting ourselves

because pain is not

the only emotion

worthy of our being.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

“you remember your father. you remember how he always called you with love, how he tells everyone his daughter will be great, you remember how the job hurt his knees but he never complained”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

“Does your lover believe in you?

Yes, but sometimes I fear my lover does not

comprehend her light.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada