Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes

Allow is a troubling word. Allow is about power. You will often hear members of the Nigerian chapter of the Society of Feminism Lite say, Leave the woman alone to do what she wants as long as her husb...

And I said, Ah correct, there is hope. She reads.

And I was worried that if I looked too feminine, I would not be taken seriously. I really wanted to wear my shiny lip gloss and my girly skirt, but I decided not to. I wore a very serious, very manly,...

And even though she checked yes to all the symptoms on the card the doctor gave her, she refused to accept the diagnosis of panic attacks because panic attacks happened only to Americans. Nobody in Ki...

And it struck Obinze that, a few years ago, they were attending weddings, now it was christenings and soon it would be funerals. They would die. They would all die after trudging through lives in whic...

And remember that it’s not about you. American Blacks are not telling you that you are to blame. They are just telling you what is. If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable abou...

And speaking of shame−never, ever link sexuality and shame. Or nakedness and shame. Do not ever make 'virginity' a focus. Every conversation about virginity becomes a conversation about shame. Teach h...

And then we do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males. We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We

And then we do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males. We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller.

And then we do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males.

Being defiant can be a good thing sometimes, Aunty Ifeoma said. Defiance is like marijuana - it is not a bad thing when it is used right.

But Nature is unfair to women. An act is done by two people, but if there are any consequences, one person carries it alone.

C'est étrange, à chaque événement majeur dans ma vie, j'ai toujours pensé que tu étais la seule personne qui puisse me comprendre.

Com freqüência fazíamos perguntas cujas respostas já sabíamos. Talvez fizéssemos isso para não precisarmos formular as outras perguntas, aquelas cujas respostas não queríamos saber.

Do you want this one, sweetheart? The yellow or the blue or the red? Which do you want? Just give her one, Ifemelu thought. To overwhelm a child of four with choices, to lay on her the burden of makin...

Don't see it as forgiving him. See it as allowing yourself to be happy.

Don't think that raising her feminist means forcing her to reject femininity. Feminism and femininity are not exclusive.

Don’t even bother telling a white conservative about anything racist that happened to you. Because the conservative will tell you that YOU are the real racist and your mouth will hang open in confusio...

Du kan inte skriva ett manuskript i huvudet och tvinga dig själv att följa det. Du måste låta dig själv vara, Richard

Ela parecia tão feliz, tão em paz, e eu me perguntei como alguém perto de mim podia se sentir assim, quando havia fogo líquido me queimando por dentro, quando o medo misturado à esperança se agarrava...