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Nnedi Okorafor

Binti

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  • circehas quoted6 years ago
    Those women talked about me, the men probably did too. But none of them knew what I had, where I was going, who I was
  • Jorge Cavazoshas quoted2 years ago
    I’d like to thank my daughter, Anyaugo, for essentially coming up with the plot of this novella. When you get stuck, ask a plucky imaginative eleven-year-old what happens next in the story; you’ll be unstuck in no time.
  • Jorge Cavazoshas quoted2 years ago
    They say that when faced with a fight you cannot win, you can never predict what you will do next. But I’d always known I’d fight until I was killed.
  • Jorge Cavazoshas quoted2 years ago
    “I am Binti Ekeopara Zuzu Dambu Kaipka of Namib,” I whispered.
  • Jorge Cavazoshas quoted2 years ago
    Everyone in the dining hall was dead. At least one hundred people. I had a feeling everyone on the ship was dead.
  • Jorge Cavazoshas quoted2 years ago
    We prefer to explore the universe by traveling inward, as opposed to outward.
  • Santos Abatovhas quoted4 years ago
    I started to speak my family name to my astrolabe, but then I whispered, “No,” and rested it on my belly. My family was planets away by now; what more could they do than weep? I rubbed the on button and spoke, “Emergency.” The astrolabe warmed in my hands and emitted the calming scent of roses as it vibrated. Then it went cool. “Emergency,” I said again. This time it didn’t even warm up.
  • juliasegura97has quoted5 years ago
    You never ask why.
  • juliasegura97has quoted5 years ago
    It was not a question for you to ask.
  • Dany Téllezhas quoted5 years ago
    It was the first time I’d received treatment similar to the way my people were treated on Earth by the Khoush. In a way, this set me at ease. People were people, everywhere. These professors were just like anyone else.
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