NoViolet Bulawayo Professions : Author Born : December 10, 1981 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by NoViolet Bulawayo When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like birds escaping a burning sky....They will never be the same again because you cannot be the same once you leave behind who and what you are, you just cannot be the same....Look at them leaving in droves, despite knowing they will be welcomed with restraint in those strange lands because they do not belong NoViolet Bulawayo escaping children fall I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to slow down because when I get excited, I start to sound like myself and my American accent goes away. NoViolet Bulawayo excited sound remember When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to. NoViolet Bulawayo referring persons home When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like birds escaping a burning sky. NoViolet Bulawayo escaping children fall [Jesus Christ] used to have blue eyes but I painted them brown like mine and everybody's, to make him normal. NoViolet Bulawayo eye blue jesus Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors