Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective. Nnedi Okorafor More Quotes by Nnedi Okorafor More Quotes From Nnedi Okorafor People get inspired to write, paint, draw, sing, sculpt, dance in many different ways. And there are many types of art. But the one thing that they all have in common is that they are all a sort of magic. Sometimes the magic flows from one’s fingers, other times it is transferred to the person who experiences the result. Magic has always worked in mysterious ways. Nnedi Okorafor writingpeopleart 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. Nnedi Okorafor painfuldonehurt Funny how all things people don’t understand seem to be ‘cursed’. Nnedi Okorafor cursedall-thingspeople It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think...The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength. You're stronger than you believe. Nnedi Okorafor believepeoplethinking You are not crazy. You are just ready to change. Nnedi Okorafor readycrazy We cried and sobbed and wept and bled tears. But when we were finished, all we could do was continue living. Nnedi Okorafor finishedcriedtears I slammed the door in the child's face, a horrific scream trapped in my throat. Nnedi Okorafor facesdoorschildren Use your powers for good instead of evil Nnedi Okorafor useevil Silence is the best answer to a fool. Nnedi Okorafor silencewiseanswers All through the night, she battled herself. Or battled to know herself. She fell apart and then put herself back together and then she fell apart again and put herself back together, over and over. Nnedi Okorafor chaostogethernight Flawed, imperfect creatures! That's what we both are, oga! That's what we ALL are! Nnedi Okorafor flawedimperfectcreatures 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. Nnedi Okorafor painchildrenworld I see the world as a magical place. Therefore, it was only natural that magic wafted from my fiction like smoke. Nnedi Okorafor placesmokemagicworld I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy. Nnedi Okorafor be-happydowncalmoceanhappy I would try to write 'realistic' fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs. Nnedi Okorafor demonsflyblackgirl I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books, and Roald Dahl. Nnedi Okorafor kingbooksupreading 'Who Fears Death' addresses the push and pull in African culture that powerful women face when their culture has certain duties and beliefs that can stifle them. Nnedi Okorafor facewomenculturedeath I think speculative fiction has fewer unspoken prerequisites than literary fiction for writers of color. Nnedi Okorafor i-thinkthinkcolorfiction One of my feet is a whole size longer than the other. One is size ten, the other is size eleven. Nnedi Okorafor thansizewholefeet It's more fun to write villains. They are more of a challenge, and I get a sick kind of pleasure out of delving into their minds. There's rarely emptiness, and there is almost always deep intelligence. Nnedi Okorafor challengedeepintelligencesick
