Books Quote by Chris Abani

“Story is powerful. Story is fluid and it belongs to nobody.”

— Chris Abani

“as his mother told Grandma Marie, there are no words for some”

— Chris Abani

I think it's an aggregation of all of the small acts that are really transformative. I think a group of small acts transform the…

— Chris Abani

“... it's the agents of our imagination who really shape who we are.”

— Chris Abani

“He too, it seemed, had come to believe that he could somehow escape history. That it was possible, and even desirable, to live in…

— Chris Abani

My mom taught me to read when I was two or three. When I was five I read and wrote well enough to do…

— Chris Abani

You know, you can steel your heart against any kind of trouble, any kind of horror. But the simple act of kindness from a…

— Chris Abani

Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can be approached…

— Chris Abani

My grand uncle was a traditional priest, and he would always say to me as a kid, 'We stand in our own light,' which…

— Chris Abani

Unlike other books or TV shows or sometimes life, my narrative worlds are stripped of implicit moral centers. There is only what you bring.…

— Chris Abani

Nigerians are everywhere. There's an old joke, particularly about the Ibos, that when you finally land on Mars, you're going to find a Nigerian…

— Chris Abani

“Circuses are about entertainment and juggling and animals and all that shit. Sideshows are about freaks, about people and the limits of acceptability. We…

— Chris Abani