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title: "4 Grace Ogot Quotes - (African Short Stories)"
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# Grace Ogot

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Grace Emily Ogot was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she was the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published.

## Quick Facts About Grace Ogot

Notable works African Short Stories

## About Grace Ogot

Grace Emily Ogot was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she was the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published. She was one of the first Kenyan members of parliament and she became an assistant minister.

##  Quotes by Grace Ogot

> [When you're frightened don't sit still, keep on doing something. The act of doing will give your back your courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-ogot/when-you-re-frightened-don-t-sit-still-keep-on-doing-something-the/)

[Grace Ogot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-ogot/)

[Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/grace-ogot-65650_courage_when-you-re-frightened-don-t-sit-still-k_335239.png)

> [Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-ogot/whenever-you-want-to-see-me-always-look-at-the-sunset-i-will-be-there/)

[Grace Ogot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-ogot/)

[Always there for me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always-there-for-me/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/grace-ogot-65650_always-there-for-me_whenever-you-want-to-see-me-always-look_1677120.png)

> [Death knocks at your door, and before you can tell him to come in, he is in the house with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-ogot/death-knocks-at-your-door-and-before-you-can-tell-him-to-come-in-he/)

[Grace Ogot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-ogot/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/grace-ogot-65650_death_death-knocks-at-your-door-and-before-you_1932436.png)

> [ I love writing for myself. I read them \[my stories\], I cry over them sometimes. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-ogot/i-love-writing-for-myself-i-read-them-my-stories-i-cry-over-them/)

[Grace Ogot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-ogot/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edf/grace-ogot-65650_books_i-love-writing-for-myself-i-read-them-my_2112843.png)

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