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“How [stories] are told, who tells them, when they’re told, how many stories are told — are really dependent on power.”

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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

“There are those who wake up each morning to conquer the day, and then there are those of us who wake up only because we have to. We live in the shadow of every neighborhood. We own little corner stores, live in run-down apartments that get too little light, and walk the same streets day after day. We spend our afternoons gazing lazily out of windows. Somnambulists, all of us. Someone else said it better: we wake to sleep and sleep to wake.”

Littles Said Light Running Sleep Walks Morning Streets Shadow Window Wake Up Corners Stores Conquer Neighborhood Afternoon Apartment Gazing

Author:Dinaw Mengestu

“Leadership has to be focused on some very radical ideas that only we as 21st Century people can talk about: making sure people have a livelihood, making sure people receive a living wage, making sure the environment, the Mother Earth, is embraced and cherished and not destroyed. Making sure people are healthy in what they eat, making sure we hold people and corporations accountable for the damage they do not only to our environment but to our institutions.”

“It's hard sometimes to remember why we do anything in the first place. It's nice to think there's a purpose, or even a real decision that turns everything in one direction, but that's not always true, is it? We just fall into our lives.”

Thinking Firsts Real Sometimes Hard Remember Purpose Turns Fall Decision Nice Our Lives One Direction

Book:The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

Source: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears

Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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