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title: "2 Chimanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes"
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# Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer, whose works include fiction, nonfiction, and lectures. She is widely recognised as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature.

##  Quotes by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

> [“And then Elena's dog ate her bacon. She had heated up a slice of bacon on a paper towel, put it on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimanda-ngozi-adichie/and-then-elena-s-dog-ate-her-bacon-she-had-heated-up-a-slice-of-bacon/)

[Chimanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimanda-ngozi-adichie/)

[Despair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/despair/)

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> [“He missed her, a longing that tore deep into him. He resented her He wondered endlessly what might have happened. He changed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimanda-ngozi-adichie/he-missed-her-a-longing-that-tore-deep-into-him-he-resented-her-he/)

[Chimanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimanda-ngozi-adichie/)

[Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/)

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