Chinweizu Ibekwe quotes
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“What kind of people we become depends crucially on the stories we are nurtured on.”
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“The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands the dismantling of white supremacist beliefs, and the structures which uphold them, in every area of African life. It must be stressed, however, that decolonisation does not mean ignorance of foreign traditions; it simply means denial of their authority and withdrawal of allegiance from them.”
-- Chinweizu Ibekwe
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Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
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“Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.”
Source : "A comforting way of death" by A. S. Byatt, www.theguardian.com. November 8, 2002.
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Source : A.S.A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife”, p.240, Hachette UK
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“I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.”
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“What I had to say was, in general, I'm not really a fan of any one genre of any kind of film.”
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Source : Adam Selzer (2010). “I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It”, p.83, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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“She was the kind of person who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.”
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