Nnedi Okorafor Quotes

To know someone's pain is to share in it. And to share in it is to relieve some of it.

True beauty lies in embracing our flaws and imperfections.

Are you willing to allow other the same right to their beliefs?
"If their beliefs don't hurt others and, when I feel the need, I am allowed to call them stupid in my mind, then yes."

People treat it with more respect than they treat any police officer. Maybe because the robot is polite, helpful and never asks for bribes.

People hate what they don’t understand.

Our bodies may be fragile, but our spirits are unbreakable

I speak my life into existence with each expressed breath I take. I tell you a story within which are more stories. Universes within universes. We are all spinning like small suns. I am like my own sun.

"The problem with you," Force said, "is that you're so used to pain and discomfort that your definition of feeling okay is not the greatest indicator of being okay."

Is it better to give or receive?
"They're the same," I said. "One can't exist without the other. But if you keep giving without receiving, you're a fool."

Maybe I'm too scared to fly, but I'm brave enough to save your life.

The fire in my veins burns hotter than any sun.

Is it not the worst pain to know there is a cure for your child's illness and then not be able to obtain it? Oh it must be the one of the worst types of pain in the world.

I love books . I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas . I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud.

However, time doesn’t change the essence of what you are.

Funny how all things people don't understand seem to be 'cursed'.