“ It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children. Ama Ata Aidoo
“ At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet. Ama Ata Aidoo
“ We are victims of our history and our present. They place too many obstacles in the way of love. And we cannot enjoy even our differences in peace. Ama Ata Aidoo
“ My lady Silk, remember that a man always gains in stature any way he chooses to associate with a woman - including adultery...but in her association with a man, a woman is always in danger of being di… Ama Ata Aidoo
“ And yet, I have not wronged you, have I? Indeed if there is anyone I may have sinned against, it is me. That desiring you as I do, needing you as I do, I still let you go. Ama Ata Aidoo
“ Sissie knew that she had to stop herself from crying. Why weep for them? In fact, stronger in her was the desire to ask somebody why the entire world has had to pay so much and is still paying so much… Ama Ata Aidoo
