"Much of the image of the amazingness of America comes from the movies into other cultures. And it's much the same thing when you reverse it. Much of Africa is presented through poverty, through drought and war. [But] you're not presenting people, you're not presenting countries, you're not presenting complexity, and so people can't care about an amorphous mass called Africa."

-- Chris Abani

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Other Cultures Quotes

“The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement as a viewer, there is no story.”
“Rapping about a surgery is something that makes sense for me to do.”
“You've already decided what you're going to do, and all that's left is to set the wheels in motion. I mean, it's your life. Basically, you gotta go with what you think is right.”
“Limitation of means is a precondition of excellence. Creative freedom chooses its limitations. Destructive freedom rejects them heedlessly.”
“Interesting things happen in the dark . . . sometimes.”

Source : L J Smith (2011). “Volume 1: The Awakening & The Struggle: Books 1 & 2”, p.93, Hachette UK
“For me an adventure is something that I can take an active part in but that I don't have total control over.”
“The city has a face, the country a soul.”
“If work is part of your identity, think very carefully before you give it up. Giving it up won't make you a better mother; it will make you less of the person you are; and that will make you less of a mother.”

Source : Jean Marzollo (1991). “Your Maternity Leave”, Poseidon Press

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