--- title: "1 Going Room Quotes By Danai Gurira" description: "1 Going Room quotes by Danai Gurira. Plus more from Danai Gurira and more Going Room sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/danai-gurira-14419_breaking-the-rules_i-went-to-grad-school-because-i-wanted-t_2011391.jpg" --- > [I went to grad school because I wanted to learn the rules so I would know how to break them. Breaking the rules is saying, 'I'm breaking in, OK? I'm breaking in your very comfortable little house over here, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-went-to-grad-school-because-i-wanted-to-learn-the-rules-so-i-would/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/danai-gurira-14419_breaking-the-rules_i-went-to-grad-school-because-i-wanted-t_2011391.jpg) ## More by Danai Gurira > [I grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. And I had a pretty idyllic childhood. I felt that I was kind of this outspoken girl, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-grew-up-in-harare-zimbabwe-and-i-had-a-pretty-idyllic-childhood-i/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [I call myself Zimerican. I was born in the Midwest to Zimbabwean parents. My father was a professor at Grinnell College in Iowa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-call-myself-zimerican-i-was-born-in-the-midwest-to-zimbabwean/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/people-with-nothing-to-hide-don-t-usually-feel-the-need-to-say-so/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/you-look-at-women-like-lena-dunham-you-look-at-how-women-are-kind-of/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [If a story is telling a truth, then why shouldn't it affect everybody?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/if-a-story-is-telling-a-truth-then-why-shouldn-t-it-affect-everybody/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [My assumption is I'm not going to be recognized. But when I am, I'm like, "Dang, you know who I am?" I always think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/my-assumption-is-i-m-not-going-to-be-recognized-but-when-i-am-i-m/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [I just feel like it's fascinating to me just watching my own family, seeing my cousins have children here, seeing the generations go on,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-just-feel-like-it-s-fascinating-to-me-just-watching-my-own-family/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-hate-horror-movies-i-avoid-them-like-the-plague-i-don-t-like/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-always-used-to-say-hybrids-would-rule-the-world-people-who-have-an/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/it-s-something-i-ve-constantly-found-shocking-all-this-astounding/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [You have to remember that you are part of a craft, and you are constantly building your craft. Ultimately, we are artists, so it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/you-have-to-remember-that-you-are-part-of-a-craft-and-you-are/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [If my work is on the stage, you can be rested assured I'm going to make use of it as a platform for activism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/if-my-work-is-on-the-stage-you-can-be-rested-assured-i-m-going-to/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [Why can't black women on stage tell stories that can affect white men in the audience?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/why-can-t-black-women-on-stage-tell-stories-that-can-affect-white-men/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/zimbabweans-are-so-smart-and-witty-and-able-to-weave-together-tons-of/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) > [I'm not only a person of color, I'm also a woman. And I'm not only a woman, I'm also a woman from the Third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danai-gurira/i-m-not-only-a-person-of-color-i-m-also-a-woman-and-i-m-not-only-a/) [Danai Gurira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danai-gurira/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going-room/danai-gurira/#itemlist", "name": "1 Going Room Quotes By Danai Gurira", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went to grad school because I wanted to learn the rules so I would know how to break them. Breaking the rules is saying, 'I'm breaking in, OK? 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