“My mum translated this in her head to "witchfinder," which was good because like most West Africans, she considered witchfinding a more respectable profession…

Ben Aaronovitch

“Right from the start Abigail used to moan and fidget as her hair was relaxed or braided or thermally reconditioned, but her dad was…

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“The mark was from the glue that once held a folder into which a library card would have fitted back in the day when…

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It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.

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This I know for a fact: the reason African women have children is so that there's someone else to do the housework.

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“There’s always a secret door,” I said. “That’s why you always need a thief in your party.”

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You know, your species [humans] has the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by its ingenuity in trying to destroy itself.

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