“when the two ventricles of our home—our father and our mother—held silence as the ventricles of the heart retain blood, we could flood the house if we poked them.” — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
“He spoke slowly, his voice deeper and louder, every word tacked nine inches deep into the beams of our minds.” — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
“Do you not know that there is nothing the eye can see that can make it shed the tears of blood? Do you not… — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
“I once heard that when fear takes possession of the heart of a person, it diminishes them” — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
“English, although the official language of Nigeria, was a formal language with which strangers and non-relatives addressed you. It had the potency of digging… — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
“when the two ventricles of our home—our father and our mother—held silence as the ventricles of the heart retain blood, we could flood the… — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
“I'd heard someone say that the end of most things often bears a resemblance - even if faint - to their beginnings” — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
