“Maybe if we can find time to hug and cherish our families and the people around us, child suicide or college suicide wouldn't be rampant.” PeopleIfsChildrenCollegeSuicideOur FamilyCherishHug Author:Uwem Akpan
“I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate the voices and intelligence and sweetness and dreams of the children in spite of their chaotic, outer worlds.” WorldBelieveChildrenArtPhilosophyDreamVoiceMaterialsDon't BelieveSakeCelebrateSpiteSweetnessChaoticRaw MaterialsOuter Worlds Author:Uwem Akpan
“For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with the environment... I try to apply my imagination to what could have happened and how a little child could have viewed and processed the event.” TryingChildrenLittlesSaidCharacterStoriesImaginationEnvironmentHappenedEventsResearchRelateMy Imagination Author:Uwem Akpan
