Tears Quote by 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 matter. It’s…

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor

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 was so…

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor

“I have this obsession with destruction.”

— Nnedi Okorafor

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

— Nnedi Okorafor