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“Strange things are happening to us.’‘To our children.’‘They say he is looking for the spirit of Independence.’‘They say he is looking for himself.’‘For his own spirit.’‘Which he lost when the white man came.”

Quote by Ben Okri

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Ben Okri

Ben Okri is a British poet born on March 15, 1959. His poetry is deeply influenced by African culture and is known for its unique style and profound themes. Okri's works have received international recognition, including a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature. more

“First time since I come to Am'rica, I not with husband or Rekha or in restaurant or store or car or apartment. I's all alone and I loves it. First time I feel everything not borrow. What I mean by that? When I with the husband, I seeing everything through his eyes - moon, sun, sky, tree, parking lot, store, everything. If he feeling sun too hot, I feeling upset. If he cursing the cold, I angry with snow. My brains not thinking my own thoughts.”

Women Marriage Independence

Author:Thrity Umrigar

“You’ve remained on the battleground, center stage, experiencing life and, what’s more important, experiencing yourself experiencing it. You haven't been reduced to a logistical strategy for somebody else's life-war.”

Life Independence

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“Everything thing I have ever achieved in life I have accomplished on my own – I've earned it - even the bad stuff.”

Responsibility Strength Independence

Author:Peter Cimino

“It also strikes me that male-to-male bonding can create a gender role conflict, as it challenges the myth of full independence. Heroism is an exception. In fact, heroism has a long tradition as part of manhood. Bonds formed through natural disaster or war are exceptions to the typical “self-reliance” rules. These are op-portunities for men to experience a type of connection with each other that is ordinarily prohibited by the “rules” of manhood.”

Independence Heroism Manhood Codependency Male Bonding Male Gender Role