“Blood is thicker than water, you hear. Ha! Let me tell you, some blood flows thinner. And some water is as thick as sludge.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“But sometimes, it is not the thing that we fear most that crushes us but that which we have forgotten to fear.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“It is the dog that eats shit but it is the goat that gets rotten teeth.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“People who are quick to pay compliments, baby-baby, are also quick to withdraw them. But wisdom comes with age.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“No matter the size of your husband's penis, no other woman should know it.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“Primary Science confused her (if man descended form monkeys, how com the monkey that loved with Mama Boy near the church, and has lived… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“Her mother sought to see the flaw in everyone, the blemishes, the scars. Mma sought perfection, she saw beauty in everyone. Her mother laughed… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“Blood is thicker than water, you hear. Ha! Let me tell you, some blood flows thinner. And some water is as thick as sludge.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“S is for sir. It's what you called your father if you'd never lived with him. If you did not know where his medication… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“The Catholic God is stiff. Too stiff. Only understands His people when they pray in a foreign language! He leaves no room to manoeuvre… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“Obi loved her. But duty was duty. It was as simple as that. She ought to understand. Duty was often stronger than love.” — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“S is for sins. What is a sin? At Catechism, she was taught to repeat, 'Sin is an offence against reason, truth and right… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“There is no Muslim Nigeria and no Christian Nigeria. There is only one indivisible Nigeria. Kaduna belongs to all Nigerians. No religion endorses violence… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“Sometimes in life, we have to take a stand. It does not help to sit on the fence, even if we have to hurt… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
“Shoes. Stranger. Strange. Her mother's shoes. A stranger's shoes. Her mother was a stranger. She was only finding that out now. It was easier… — Chika Unigwe Copy Share Image
