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“There has always been a strange dissonance between the public and the private in Nigeria.”

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a renowned Nigerian author whose works delve into the intricacies of African life and identity. Born on September 15, 1977, she has garnered international recognition for her novels and short stories. more

“In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave.”

Stills School President Taught Assuming South University Primaries Egypt Eastern Nigeria Libya Primary School Gaddafi Secondary School Mubarak Cameroon Muammar Gaddafi

Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“In Nigeria, if you say you're a singer, people say, 'So what? Everyone sings.' In Germany, my voice stood out more.”

People Ifs Voice Singers Germany Nigeria

Author:Nneka

“My heart's desire is to be recognised in Nigeria.”

Heart Desire My Heart Nigeria

Author:Nneka

“Listening to the type of music I grew up with, like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and experiencing different things and conditions and hardship, as well as the good times in Nigeria, has definitely carved me into who I am.”

Wells Different Conditions Listening Grew Type Kings Grew Up Who I Am Good Times Different Things Hardship Sunny Nigeria

Author:Nneka

“Then, again, how annoying to be told it is only five miles to the next place when it is really eight or ten!”

Next Five Ten Eight Miles Annoying

Book:The Art of Seeing Things: Essays

Source: The Art of Seeing Things: Essays

“Methods of locomotion have improved greatly in recent years, but places to go remain about the same.”

Years Method Places To Go

Book:Strange Bedfellows: My Crazy-quilt Memoirs, Life-maxims and What-not

Source: Strange Bedfellows: My Crazy-quilt Memoirs, Life-maxims and What-not

“He that travels in theory has no inconveniences.”

Theory Inconvenience

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

“I confess my own leisure to be spent entirely in search of adventure, without regard to prudence, profit, self improvement, learning, or any other serious thing.”

Self My Own Serious Adventure Self Improvement Regard Profit Improvement Leisure Prudence Serious Things

Author:Aldo Leopold

“There is an expression-walking with beauty. And I believe that this endless search for beauty in surroundings, in people and one's personal life, is the headstone of travel.”

People Believe Life Is I Believe Expression Walking Endless Personal Life Surroundings Headstone

Author:Juliette de Bairacli Levy

“Travel light, Arrive quickly.”

Light Travel Light

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

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