Art Quote by Ama Ata Aidoo

Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

Humans, not places, make memories.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

Once an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other. After all, if we look closer into ourselves, shall we not admit that the warmth…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

No matter what anybody says, we can't have it all. Not if you are a woman. Not yet.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

Love is fine for singing about and love songs are good to listen to, sometimes even to dance to. But when we need food…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of…

— Ama Ata Aidoo

the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by…

— Ama Ata Aidoo