Books Quote by Uzodinma Iweala

Lagos is a fascinatingly infuriating place that its residents love - and love to hate. Licence plates on cars here proudly display the state…

— Uzodinma Iweala

Around the world, our cities are not the idealised open, accessible, and cosmopolitan spaces of our dreams. More often than not, they are sectioned…

— Uzodinma Iweala

We grew up going to church, and I believe in God. I don't know that I have the ability to define what or who…

— Uzodinma Iweala

I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book.

— Uzodinma Iweala

I'm not a propaganda machine. I tell things how I see them. When I say, for example, that corruption is not the only thing…

— Uzodinma Iweala

'Beasts of No Nation' began when I read an article about child soldiers in Sierra Leone during my final year of high school.

— Uzodinma Iweala

Reading 'Search Sweet Country' is like reading a dream, and indeed, at times, it feels like the magical landscapes of writers like the Nigerian…

— Uzodinma Iweala

As an adult, I discovered Claritin, and my whole world changed.

— Uzodinma Iweala

I think, all too often, this society has too monolithic a definition of what a black American is.

— Uzodinma Iweala

Right after undergrad, I started doing low-level work on health issues in sub-Saharan Africa, and what struck me was the disconnect between how people…

— Uzodinma Iweala

Medicine has an immediate impact, the ability to do good. Writing is such a solitary activity.

— Uzodinma Iweala

Africa wants the world to acknowledge that through fair partnerships with other members of the global community, we ourselves are capable of unprecedented growth.

— Uzodinma Iweala