when it got dark, he turned the light on and marvelled at how bright the bulb that dangled from the ceiling was, how it did not cast long shadows on the wall like the palm oil lamps back home.
Danica Alistounhas quoted2 years ago
The tea was always too hot, always burned my tongue,
Danica Alistounhas quoted2 years ago
I’m sorry your figurines broke, Mama.
Danica Alistounhas quoted2 years ago
when Papa threw the missal at Jaja, it was not just the figurines that came tumbling down, it was everything.
Danica Alistounhas quoted2 years ago
I often wondered why Sister Veronica needed to understand it, when it was simply the way things were done.
Danica Alistounhas quoted2 years ago
He did things the right way, the way the white people did, not what our people do now!