"I slammed the door in the child's face, a horrific scream trapped in my throat."

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Nnedi Okorafor

#Children Quotes #Doors Quotes #Faces Quotes

“There were no men in this painting, but it was about men, the kind who caused women to fall. I did not ascribe any intentions to these men. They were like the weather, they didn't have a mind. They merely drenched you or struck you like lightning and moved on, mindless as blizzards. Or they were like rocks, a line of sharp slippery rocks with jagged edges. You could walk with care along between the rocks, picking your steps, and if you slipped you'd fall and cut yourself, but it was no use blaming the rocks.”
“I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.'”
“I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.”
“It's so strange how life works: You want something and you wait and wait and feel like it's taking forever to come. Then it happens and it's over and all you want to do is curl back up in that moment before things changed.”

Source : Lauren Oliver (2011). “Delirium”, p.29, Harper Collins
“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. Itâ€™s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder canâ€™t be packaged, and it canâ€™t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.”
“The American Dream and the American Way are terms which refer to the dreams and ideals of generations of Americans. There is much debate over exactly which dreams and ideals these are, and the term is often used ironically.”
“The only way to avoid making mistakes is not to do anything. And that will be the ultimate mistake.”
“Try not to let your emotions affect your judgement.”

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