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> [Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nnedi-okorafor/science-fiction-is-the-only-genre-that-enables-african-writers-to/)

[Nnedi Okorafor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nnedi-okorafor/)

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> [Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/writing-has-always-been-a-serious-business-for-me-i-felt-it-was-a/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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