I know we could accept the things we can’t be for each other, and even turn it into the poetic tragedy of our lives. Or we could act. I want to act. I want this to happen. Kosi is a good
America’s tribalisms—race, ideology, and region—became clear.
And that is part of the problem. That many men do not actively think about gender or notice gender.
And, in the pride in her eyes, he saw a shinier, better version of himself.
That her relationship with him was like being content in a house but always sitting by the window and looking out
I was not worried at all—it had not even occurred to me to be worried, because a man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the kind of man I would have no interest in.
Be a full person. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by motherhood. Be a full person. Your child will benefit from that.
O olhar masculino, como determinante das escolhas da minha vida, não me interessa.
Could not conceive of poor people being vicious or nasty because their poverty had canonized them, and the greatest saints were the foreign poor.
There are some things that are so unforgivable that they make other things easily forgivable.
She always chose peace over truth,
Charming, was what one of the girls said later: Your boyfriend is so charming. And the thought occurred to Ifemelu that she did not like charm. Not Curt’s kind, with its need to dazzle, to perform. Sh...
Papa said that the parish priest in Abba was not spiritual enough. That was the problem with our people, Papa told us, our priorities were wrong; we cared too much about huge church buildings and migh...
Hon misstänkte alltid att han hade rätt.
People were flattered to be asked about themselves and if she said nothing after they spoke, it made them say more. They were conditioned to fill silences.
¡Una buena educación no es lo mismo que convertir el mundo entero en algo que explicar! Hasta
She felt a step removed from the things he believed, and the things he knew, and she was eager to play catch-up, fascinated by his sense of rightness.
She wanted to ask him why they were all strangers who shared the same last name.
Nwunye m, sometimes life begins when marriage ends. You and your university talk. Is this what you tell your students? Mama was smiling. Seriously, yes. But they marry earlier and earlier these days....
She had a formidable air; a person who went about setting everyone and everything right in the world.
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