“What it is,” she sighed, “to have to choose between self and security.” — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
“Nyasha knew nothing about leaving. She had only been taken to places - to the mission, to England, back to the mission. She did… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
It’s bad enough . . . when a country gets colonized, but when the people do as well! That’s the end, really, that’s the… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
“You can't go on all the time being whatever’s necessary. Youve got to have some conviction, and I’m convinced I don't want to be… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
“What I wanted was to get away. But the moon was too far beyond, and there were white bits under me, where the flesh… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
“...condemning Nyasha to whoredom, making her a victim of her femaleness, just as I had felt victimised at home in the days when Nhamo… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
“What it is,” she sighed, “to have to choose between self and security.” — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
Can you cook books and feed them to your husband? Stay at home with your mother. Learn to cook and clean. Grow vegetables. — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
“if someone smiles at you it does not mean they’re happy. It just means “I think that if I smile I might get out… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image
Everything about her spoke of alternatives and possibilities that if considered too deeply would wreak havoc with the neat plan I had laid out… — Tsitsi Dangarembga Copy Share Image