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Nnedi Okorafor (born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults.
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βPeople hate what they donβt understand.β
βThe fire in my veins burns hotter than any sun.β
βWhen I am not moving toward my fate, it comes to me.β
βOur bodies may be fragile, but our spirits are unbreakableβ
ββSome of our old ways are better forgotten, but not all of them.ββ
ββMaybe I'm too scared to fly, but I'm brave enough to save your life.ββ
ββFunny how all things people donβt understand seem to be βcursedβ.ββ
βThere is nothing that a man must believe that canβt be seen or touched or sensed.β
βTo know someone's pain is to share in it. And to share in it is to relieve some of it.β
βJust because something is not alive, does not mean that it is dead. You have to be alive first to be dead.β
βIt was obvious who the Elders were. Important-looking men wearing important clothes being looked at by everyone else because they were important.β
ββThough I knew I shouldnβt 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.ββ
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Adrienne Maree Brown on Nnedi Okorafor
βso much has changed there because of the work of Octavia Butler, because of the work of Nnedi Okorafor, because of the work of Tananarive Due.β
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βFor too long, the voices and visions for our future have been provided, for the most part, by and from a culturally European (if not Eurocentric) perspective. However, there is change afoot. The works of Octavia E. Butler are becoming mainstream, and names like Nnedi Okorafor and Lesley Nneka Arimah are bringing much needed flavor to the narratives that help shape our future.β
About Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor (born April 8, 1974) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and science fiction for both children and adults.