Aminatta Forna quotes
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“If you want to know a country, read its writers.”
-- Aminatta FornaSource : "Survival instincts" by Aminatta Forna, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2009.
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“What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that.”
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“I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted.”
-- Aminatta FornaSource : "Interview with Representative Darrell Issa". "The John King, USA Show", www.realclearpolitics.com. October 27, 2011.
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“Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.”
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“The Watch is a powerful tale, courageous both in concept and creation: an ancient tale made modern, passed through different narrators in extraordinary shape-shifting prose that makes this not just an important novel, but a remarkable read.”
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“All liars ... lie to protect themselves, to shield their egos from the raw pain of truth.”
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“War had the effect of encouraging people to try to stay alive. Poverty, too. Survival was simply too hard-won to be given up lightly.”
-- Aminatta Forna
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