“The way people on Oomza Uni were so diverse and everyone handled that as if it were normal continued to surprise me. It was so unlike Earth, where wars were fought over and because of differences and most couldn't relate… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share Image
“Are they a secret part of the American government or a powerful private corporation? Is there a difference? To me, it doesn’t matter. It’s… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“When you face your deepest fears, when you are ready,” she’d said. “Don’t turn away. Stand tall, endure, face them. If you get through… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
Flawed, imperfect creatures! That's what we both are, oga! That's what we ALL are! — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“But deep down inside me, I wanted . . . I needed it. I couldn’t help but act on it. The urge was so… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective. — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“Sunny nodded. But her mind was not on the problems of the black African diaspora. She was thinking about what it was going to… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“Neither (brother) even glaced at the counter. She smiled. Her dumb brothers never cooked. She didn’t think they even knew how! A human being… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“Do you want to do this?” she asked. “Do I need to?” “Hmm. You’re still ashamed of what you are.” — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“But I hoped he couldn’t read my mind. No one needed to know that. Not even him. He chuckled, again. “That is to be… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“The way people on Oomza Uni were so diverse and everyone handled that as if it were normal continued to surprise me. It was… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
“You Himba are so inward-looking,” she said. “Cocooned around that pink lake, growing your technology from knowledge harvested from deep within your genius, you… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share
