“Mrs. Fletcher tells Mom over and over that she should be making more conversation with me, because apparently I'm at a "dangerous… — Helen Oyeyemi Conversation Copy Share Image
“What nobody knew about the docile girl from Osogbo was that her heart was too heavy, and that almost from birth she… — Helen Oyeyemi Heavy Copy Share Image
“It was snowing when I got off the bus at Flax Hill. Not quite regular snowfall, not exactly a blizzard. This is… — Helen Oyeyemi Blizzard Copy Share Image
“As it is he hears voices without form; they sing and sing, as they have from the beginning and will continue until… — Helen Oyeyemi Life Copy Share Image
“Fate is what it was. Yes, fate that the book I had with me was a novel written by my great-grandfather, a… — Helen Oyeyemi Books Copy Share Image
“He looked honored, extraordinarily honored, seeming to care for that which tore his flesh than he did for the flesh itself, embracing… — Helen Oyeyemi Honored Copy Share Image
“Bisi, how could you, now? You know that when you pray, you are heard, if not by God, then by yourself. When… — Helen Oyeyemi Pray Copy Share Image
Authors I've longed to write like - but realize I actually can't even begin to - include Poe, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Kafka,… — Helen Oyeyemi Actually Copy Share Image
“A house of stone and glass and iron should be stark and sober, a watchtower from which a benevolent guard is kept… — Helen Oyeyemi Sober Watchtower Copy Share Image
I think, basically, what I'm good for is reading - a lot. I think I'll always be more of a reader than… — Helen Oyeyemi Always Copy Share Image
“/ To you who eat a lot of rice because you are lonely To you who sleep a lot because you are… — Helen Oyeyemi Chew Copy Share Image
The way 'The Icarus Girl' came about was by me just basically bragging it with a literary agent and telling him I'd… — Helen Oyeyemi About Copy Share Image
“I'm not lying to you," she said, shaking her head. "I really can't do it." "You can and you must," they snapped.… — Helen Oyeyemi Story Copy Share Image
“Aside from infrequent comments ("Cheer up, love," or "It's not Hallo'ween"), no one wondered why a teenager was dressed up as a… — Helen Oyeyemi Chic Copy Share Image
“Life has changed a lot, you know. You didn’t used to get all this food inside food inside food when I was… — Helen Oyeyemi Food Copy Share Image
I'm greedy about cities - I like to form my impressions of them on my own, and on foot as far as… — Helen Oyeyemi About Copy Share Image
“First you try to find a reason, try to understand what you've done so wrong so you can be sure not to… — Helen Oyeyemi Abuse Copy Share Image
“There are people who are drawn to secrets as ants are to jam. Fausta's one of them. She searches out all things… — Helen Oyeyemi Heart beat Copy Share Image
