My search is always to find ways to chronicle, to share and to document stories about people, just everyday people. Stories that… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Since I hold no judgments against my characters, no matter how heinous they might seem, I present them as real people with… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I think that those of us who are ordinary disappear easily into the backdrop of life and we take things for granted.… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel very alone. I am a bit of a nomad. Many people in sort of emerging countries, emerging economies, find… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I have to have three or four books going simultaneously. If I'm not impressed in the first 20 pages, I don't bother… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
People think that writing is writing, but actually writing is editing. Otherwise, you're just taking notes — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Sometimes we say we want an end to hate or racism or sexism. But we all participate in keeping these structures alive.… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Much of the image of the amazingness of America comes from the movies into other cultures. And it's much the same thing… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
All power within the microcosm of my world was held and wielded by people who look like me. Plus, I think Nigerians… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I think it's an aggregation of all of the small acts that are really transformative. I think a group of small acts transform the… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
“He too, it seemed, had come to believe that he could somehow escape history. That it was possible, and even desirable, to live in… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
My mom taught me to read when I was two or three. When I was five I read and wrote well enough to do… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
You know, you can steel your heart against any kind of trouble, any kind of horror. But the simple act of kindness from a… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can be approached… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
My grand uncle was a traditional priest, and he would always say to me as a kid, 'We stand in our own light,' which… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Unlike other books or TV shows or sometimes life, my narrative worlds are stripped of implicit moral centers. There is only what you bring.… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Nigerians are everywhere. There's an old joke, particularly about the Ibos, that when you finally land on Mars, you're going to find a Nigerian… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
“Circuses are about entertainment and juggling and animals and all that shit. Sideshows are about freaks, about people and the limits of acceptability. We… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
![“Much of the image of the amazingness of America comes from the movies into other cultures. And it's much the same thing when you reverse it. Much of Africa is presented through poverty, through drought and war. [But] you're not presenting people, you're not presenting countries, you're not…” quote by Chris Abani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/73a/chris-abani-7393_america_much-of-the-image-of-the-amazingness-of_2639053.jpg)
