--- title: "4 Biyi Bandele-Thomas Quotes" description: "Biyi Bandele was a Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker. He was the author of several novels, beginning with The Man Who Came in From the Back of..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/biyi-bandele-thomas-65982_ur-eyes_oi-sweetheart-is-your-mummy-a-thief-no-s_1585238.jpg" --- # Biyi Bandele-Thomas **4** quotes in **6** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Biyi Bandele was a Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker. He was the author of several novels, beginning with The Man Who Came in From the Back of Beyond (1991), as well as writing stage plays, before turning his focus to filmmaking. His directorial debut was in 2013 with Half of a Yellow Sun, ## Quotes by Biyi Bandele-Thomas > [“Oi sweetheart, is your mummy a thief?' 'No she's not.' she said, sucking her thumb to signal a temper tantrum. 'Well, then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/biyi-bandele-thomas/oi-sweetheart-is-your-mummy-a-thief-no-she-s-not-she-said-sucking-her/) Biyi Bandele-Thomas [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/biyi-bandele-thomas-65982_ur-eyes_oi-sweetheart-is-your-mummy-a-thief-no-s_1585238.jpg) > [“How's the world treating you this morning?' 'Like a baby treats a diaper.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/biyi-bandele-thomas/how-s-the-world-treating-you-this-morning-like-a-baby-treats-a-diaper/) Biyi Bandele-Thomas [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/biyi-bandele-thomas-65982_humor_how-s-the-world-treating-you-this-mornin_1671358.jpg) > [“He coughed out the words, which took shape of his cigarette stained teeth turned into birds bereft of wing. He stammered the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/biyi-bandele-thomas/he-coughed-out-the-words-which-took-shape-of-his-cigarette-stained/) Biyi Bandele-Thomas [Language](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/language/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/524/biyi-bandele-thomas-65982_language_he-coughed-out-the-words-which-took-shap_2072034.jpg) > [“As Ossie Jones crept out of his body and into the mist, his heart murmured till it was silent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/biyi-bandele-thomas/as-ossie-jones-crept-out-of-his-body-and-into-the-mist-his-heart/) Biyi Bandele-Thomas [Death and dying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death-and-dying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/biyi-bandele-thomas-65982_death-and-dying_as-ossie-jones-crept-out-of-his-body-and_2648982.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/biyi-bandele-thomas/#itemlist", "name": "Biyi Bandele-Thomas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oi sweetheart, is your mummy a thief?' 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