--- title: "10 Kinky hair Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Kinky hair quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Kinky hair sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_books_because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-an_691523.png" --- > [Because of writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye … I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-and-camara-laye-i-realized-that/) [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_books_because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-an_691523.png) > [black isn't beautiful and it isn't ugly - black is! It's not kinky hair and it's not straight hair - it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-naylor/black-isn-t-beautiful-and-it-isn-t-ugly-black-is-it-s-not-kinky-hair/) [Gloria Naylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-naylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/gloria-naylor-12454_beautiful_black-isn-t-beautiful-and-it-isn-t-ugly_3062189.jpg) > [There was a time in my life when I wasn't popular and accepted by kids in school. I was made fun of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mya/there-was-a-time-in-my-life-when-i-wasn-t-popular-and-accepted-by/) [Mya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/mya-2823_family_there-was-a-time-in-my-life-when-i-wasn_3213419.jpg) > [I adore my black skin and my kinky hair. The Negro hair is more educated than the white man's hair. Because with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolina-maria-de-jesus/i-adore-my-black-skin-and-my-kinky-hair-the-negro-hair-is-more/) [Carolina Maria de Jesus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolina-maria-de-jesus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/carolina-maria-de-jesus-34061_adore_i-adore-my-black-skin-and-my-kinky-hair_1345555.jpg) > [“ When they arrived at his apartment, Allen's roommate Tim, was lying on the faux black leather sofa in the living room watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-mathis-stowe/when-they-arrived-at-his-apartment-allen-s-roommate-tim-was-lying-on/) [Monica Mathis-Stowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-mathis-stowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/monica-mathis-stowe-135950_heart-of-gold_when-they-arrived-at-his-apartment-allen_856724.jpg) > [Black women have kinky hair, and we think we have limitations on what we can do. It's interesting that people think, 'Oh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-kravitz/black-women-have-kinky-hair-and-we-think-we-have-limitations-on-what/) [Zoe Kravitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-kravitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/zoe-kravitz-4291_black_black-women-have-kinky-hair-and-we-think_1315812.jpg) > [I called it Kinko’s because of my nickname — because I had this really kinky hair. If you think about it, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-orfalea/i-called-it-kinko-s-because-of-my-nickname-because-i-had-this-really/) [Paul Orfalea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-orfalea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/paul-orfalea-23888_baby_i-called-it-kinko-s-because-of-my-nickna_846345.jpg) > [ In this country, some aristocratic families automatically categorize persons with dark skin, thick lips, and kinky hair as "Barias" \[Amharic for slave\]...… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mengistu-haile-mariam/in-this-country-some-aristocratic-families-automatically-categorize/) [Mengistu Haile Mariam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mengistu-haile-mariam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/mengistu-haile-mariam-31262_aristocratic_in-this-country-some-aristocratic-famili_2249190.jpg) > [“The Poodle The poodle -- nature’s most perfect food -- was invented by Otto Van Plotsberg in 1872. According to Van Plotsberg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-friedman/the-poodle-the-poodle-nature-s-most-perfect-food-was-invented-by-otto/) [Elyse Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elyse-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/elyse-friedman-101740_kinky-hair_the-poodle-the-poodle-nature-s-most-perf_871622.jpg) > [“NOTE: The character of Aoleon is deaf. This conversation takes place in the book via sign language... “Feeling a certain kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-h-robinson/note-the-character-of-aoleon-is-deaf-this-conversation-takes-place-in/) [S.H. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-h-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/220/s-h-robinson-275262_african-american_note-the-character-of-aoleon-is-deaf-thi_3170280.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kinky-hair/#itemlist", "name": "Kinky hair Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because of writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye … I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate, whose kinky hair could not form ponytails, could also exist in literature.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-and-camara-laye-i-realized-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_books_because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-an_691523.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_books_because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-an_691523.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_books_because-of-writers-like-chinua-achebe-an_691523.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because of writers like Chinua Achebe and Camara Laye … I realized that people like me, girls with skin the…” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "black isn't beautiful and it isn't ugly - black is! 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According to Van Plotsberg he had only just begun experimenting with kinky hair and extra toes when he happened upon the formula for poodles. Van Plotsberg’s first poodles sported only one leg -- a stumpy appendage protruding from the center of the body. These crude early versions (commonly inverted and used as hat stands) were soon abandoned in favor of the superior French model, which featured a winning smile and four limbs positioned strategically around the torso. Thus began the dizzying proliferation of the modern-day poodle -- hampered temporarily by a 1909 decree which stated that “Henceforth all poodles shall bear the name Svee,” marking a slight decline in the population until the edict was overturned. Today, poodles inhabit every corner of the earth. Witness the African Killer Poodle, The Wild Poodles of Borneo, and the elusive Giant Swamp Poodle of Denchai.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elyse Friedman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elyse-friedman/the-poodle-the-poodle-nature-s-most-perfect-food-was-invented-by-otto/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/elyse-friedman-101740_kinky-hair_the-poodle-the-poodle-nature-s-most-perf_871622.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/elyse-friedman-101740_kinky-hair_the-poodle-the-poodle-nature-s-most-perf_871622.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/elyse-friedman-101740_kinky-hair_the-poodle-the-poodle-nature-s-most-perf_871622.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Poodle The poodle -- nature’s most perfect food -- was invented by Otto Van Plotsberg in 1872. According…” — Elyse Friedman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“NOTE: The character of Aoleon is deaf. This conversation takes place in the book via sign language... “Feeling a certain kind of way Aoleon?” She snapped-to and quickly became defensive. “What in the name of the Goddess are you on about?” Shades of anger and annoyance. The old Aoleon coming out. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t poke at you like that. It’s okay you know. There’s nothing wrong about the way you feel.” As if suddenly caught up in a lie, Aoleon cleared her throat and ran her fingers absentmindedly over her ear and started to fidget with one of the brass accents in her snowy hair. A very common nervous reaction. “No…I mean…well I was…uh...” “Aoleon, I know about you and Arjana.” he admitted outrightly as he pointed at the drawing. She coughed, stuttered, smiled, but could bring herself to fully say nothing. Words escaped her as she looked about the room for answers. “My sight is Dįvįnë, lest we forget. I knew you were growing close.” “Yes. Well…she’s…something else.” “Indeed?” he responded. Images flashed briefly in Aoleon’s head of her father’s old friend. Verging on her fiftieth decade of life. She was a fierce woman by all accounts. One who’d just as soon cut you with words as she would a blade. Yet, she was darling and caring towards those she held close to her. Lovely to a fault; in a wild sort of way. Dark skin, the colour of walnut stained wood. Thick, kinky hair fashioned into black locs that faded into reddish-brown tips that were dyed with Assamian henna; the sides of her head shaved bare in an undercut fashion. Tattoos and gauged ears. Very comfortable with her sexuality. Dwalli by blood, but a native of the Link by birth although she wasn’t a Magi. Magick was her mother’s gift. “I heard her say something very much the same about you once Aoleon.” “Really?” Aoleon perked up right away. “Did she?” “Yes. After she first met you in fact. Nearly exactly.” Aoleon’s smile widened and she beamed happiness. She sat up assertively and gave a curt nod. “Well, of course she did.” “She’s held such a torch for you for so long that I was starting to wonder if anything would actually come of it.” “Yeah. Both you and Prince Asshole.” Aoleon exclaimed with a certainty that was absolute as she once again tightened up with defensiveness. Samahdemn walked his statement back. “Peace daughter. I didn't know your brother had been giving you a row about her. Then again, he is your brother. So anything is possible.” Aoleon sighed and nodded. “Not so much problems as he’s been giving me the silent treatment over it. Na’Kwanza. It’s always Na’ Kwanza.” Samahdemn nodded knowingly and waived a dismissive hand. “He’s just jealous. He always has been.” “So I’ve noticed.” “Why would you hide it? Why not tell me?” “I don’t know.” she said; shrugging her shoulders. “I didn’t know how you’d take it I suppose.” “Seriously? You were afraid of rejection? From me? Love, have I ever held your individuality against you? Have I ever not supported you or your siblings?” She shook her head; a bit embarrassed that she hadn't trusted him. \"No, I suppose not.\" -Reflections on the Dįvonësë War: The Dįvįnë Will Bear Witness to Fate”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "S.H. 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