It is not hard, Ifemelu said firmly. You are using the wrong comb. And she pulled the comb from Aisha’s hand and put it down on the table.
Amanda, you finally decided to answer the phone, her mom exclaimed after picking up at the first ring. Where’ve you been, what’ve you been up to?Mom, do you remember when I was a kid, I had a friend,...
Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.
Real women fight for something, other than their own emotions.
Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.
The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.
The boiling water that does not cool down only dries out!
I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.
Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a home. Let the silence rise from unwatered graves and craters left by bomb...