I divide my time between Columbia, Maryland, and Lagos, Nigeria.

Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything.

The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.

We teach girls shame; close your legs, cover yourself, we make them feel as though by being born female they're already guilty of something.

To choose to write is to reject silence.

Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.

If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly.

There are people who dislike you because you do not dislike yourself.

Our society teaches a woman at a certain age who is unmarried to see it as a deep personal failure. While a man at a certain age who is unmarried has not quite come around to making his pick.

Privilege blinds, because it's in its nature to blind. Don't let it blind you too often. Sometimes you will need to push it aside in order to see clearly.

Culture does not make people. People make culture.

To be a believer in Christ Jesus is more powerful than any nuclear weapon

Existenz only becomes clear through reason

It's a a damn good day to be alive.

I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement - I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done.

As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.

Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.

The history of interpretation [of the Bible] is fascinating; but that is something else.

I know of no redeeming qualities in myself but a sincere love for some things, and when I am reproved I fall back on to this ground.

Imagination applied to the whole world is vapid in comparison to imagination applied to a detail.