Nnedi Okorafor

Funny how all things people don’t understand seem to be ‘cursed’.

— Nnedi Okorafor

“Are they a secret part of the American government or a powerful private corporation? Is there a difference? To me, it doesn’t…

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“When you face your deepest fears, when you are ready,” she’d said. “Don’t turn away. Stand tall, endure, face them. If you…

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“Some of our old ways are better forgotten, but not all of them.”

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Flawed, imperfect creatures! That's what we both are, oga! That's what we ALL are!

— Nnedi Okorafor

“But deep down inside me, I wanted . . . I needed it. I couldn’t help but act on it. The urge…

— Nnedi Okorafor

Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective.

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“Sunny nodded. But her mind was not on the problems of the black African diaspora. She was thinking about what it was…

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You are not crazy. You are just ready to change.

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“Neither (brother) even glaced at the counter. She smiled. Her dumb brothers never cooked. She didn’t think they even knew how! A…

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“I have this obsession with destruction.”

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“Do you want to do this?” she asked. “Do I need to?” “Hmm. You’re still ashamed of what you are.”

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“But I hoped he couldn’t read my mind. No one needed to know that. Not even him. He chuckled, again. “That is…

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“The way people on Oomza Uni were so diverse and everyone handled that as if it were normal continued to surprise me.…

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“You Himba are so inward-looking,” she said. “Cocooned around that pink lake, growing your technology from knowledge harvested from deep within your…

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“A tree with strong roots laughs at storms.”

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“When elephants fight, the grass suffers.”

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“We all must travel,' the driver said, keeping his eyes on the way ahead. His hands grasped the wheel firmly. 'It is…

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“I whimpered, biting my lip. "I'm here, I'm here, I'm here," i whispered. Because I was and there was no way out.”

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“My mother once said that fear is like a man who, once burned, is afraid of a glow worm”

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“I was young but I hated like a middle-aged man at the end of his prime.”

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“Humans. Always performing.”

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“There was always so much I didn’t know, but not knowing was part of it all.”

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It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think...The…

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“To be something abnormal meant that you were to serve the normal. And if you refused, they hated you... and often the…

— Nnedi Okorafor