Nnedi Okorafor Quotes
born 1974 Nigeria
Nnedi Okorafor (born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults.
- Nigeria
- Authors
- Novelists
- Science fiction authors
Also known as: The Book of Phoenix, Zahrah the Windseeker
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“Are you willing to allow other the same right to their beliefs?”
“If their beliefs don’t hurt others and, when I feel the need, I am allowed to call them stupid in my mind, then yes.”
Who Fears Death (2010)
“In that time I was able to experiment — try things, see what worked, see what didn’t — without someone looking over my shoulder, like ‘Oh my God, that really is terrible!"...
We fear what we don’t know.
Who Fears Death (2010)
Our bodies may be fragile, but our spirits are unbreakable
The Book of Phoenix (2015)
“Though I knew I shouldn’t have cared, the words still hurt like pinches, and pinches can be very painful when done in the same place many times in a row.”
Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)
“Silence is the best answer to a fool.”
Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)
“Is it not the worst pain to know there is a cure for your child's illness and then not be able to obtain it? Oh it must be the one of the worst types of pain in the world.”
Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)
“A curious mind must be properly fed”
Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)