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Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (born October 5) is an American-Ghanaian writer of novels, short stories and a poet.

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I wanted to expose the superiority complex people in the West have concerning Africa.

I wanted to make the point that God works things for good--even when events in life seem random and ridiculous

Stories are inextricable from existence which means your story has incalculable value. It is needed by someone, somewhere, and if you keep at it, at some point you will connect with that someone

I think writers have a responsibility to hold a mirror up to society. The beauty of writing is the reflection can, and should, come in various forms.

I wanted to make the connection that just because a person is born outside the continent, he/she is not "other"

Don’t fall into the trap of feeling sorry for yourself because you haven’t yet got to the stage where you can [pursue your dream] full time

When citizens allow leaders to get away with providing sub-par infrastructure, or none at all, without demanding more for themselves and their children, nations remain stuck in a cycle of poverty and victimhood

Look at a day job as a type of fellowship that pays you to research a certain sector or society

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.