I don’t like to see girls wasting their talents. You are both clever, that I can see. And if you have brains, you ought to use them. It isn’t good for women to be ignored and sidelined.
I like being present in spaces where I am not welcome because you do not deserve to feel comfortable just because you’re racist or sexist or small-minded.
Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them – that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.
I believe great people do things before they are ready.
‘You must never behave as if your life belongs to a man. Do you hear me?’ Aunty Ifeka said. ‘Your life belongs to you and you alone.’
Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...
She decided long ago that life was a long journey. She would be strong, and she would be weak, and both would be okay.
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
You've always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.
One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.
The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.