“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
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“Remember, be a good person, not a good girl. Good girls suffer a lot in this life.”
― The First Woman
― The First Woman
“Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.”
― Things Fall Apart
― Things Fall Apart
“Kirabo’ – Gayi’s voice was soft – ‘you cannot sit like men. Always kneel. You will not offend anyone that way.”
― The First Woman
― The First Woman
“Culture does not make people. People make culture. If it is true that the full humanity of women is not our culture, then we can and must make it our culture.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
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