Top 15 Nnedi Okorafor Quotes

"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."

It was obvious who the Elders were. Important-looking men wearing important clothes being looked at by everyone else because they were important.

I will never believe in Christ or Allah or any other God. I will never follow any religion.

If you could, wouldn’t you replace your damaged legs with cybernetic ones? Why hold on to malfunctioning or poorly formed flesh and bone because “we were born with it”? That’s something said only by people who have no choice or have no actual experience with being…unable. What makes you you, really? I’m a mechanic. When something isn’t working, you replace it with something better, something that is working.

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

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

True beauty lies in embracing our flaws and imperfections.

Our bodies may be fragile, but our spirits are unbreakable

The greatest adventure lies not in our surroundings, but in the depths of our own souls.

Strength comes not from avoiding suffering, but from enduring it with grace and resilience.

We all have the power to embrace our scars and rise like phoenixes from the ashes of our pain.

Fear is a prison, and only by facing it can we truly be free.

The fire in my veins burns hotter than any sun.

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.

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.