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Aminatta Forna Quotes

I was always at heart a novelist and wanted to tell a bigger story, so I wanted to create people who told other kinds of truths than literal truths.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: british
Birth: 1964

Topics

Heart People Story Create Tell Who

When terrorists attacked the symbols of our national unity and strength, they failed to realize that they were just symbols of our strength. The real strength of our nation comes from our people - not our buildings.

Strength People Unity Buildings Real

I should have been out there having a wild time like all the other girls my age, but I wasn't. I was going home every night to what was, initially, a very happy marriage.

Marriage Home Age Time Happy Night

I got called Scarface at school.

People think after the fight you get to sit around and relax and all that. But really, people come around and family and all that, so it's a whole 'nother responsibility you have to take care of.

Family Responsibility Fight Relax

I try to tell the truth in my lyrics; write good melodies and make hard beats. So, basically, I just combine hip-hop with melody. That's how I classify myself.

Good Truth Myself Hip-Hop Try Write

When you're writing a song, you have to know two things. You have to know who you are, and you have to think about other people.

People Writing Song Think You Know

My dad was a professor, and he had a Fulbright to teach in Venice, so we lived there when I was really little, and then we moved to Detroit, like you do. But then my parents split up, and my mom had just fallen in love with Italy, so she decided to move back to Torino.

Love Parents Mom You Back Detroit

Non-violence is not glamorous, and you don't see the effects right away.

You Non-Violence Right See Glamorous

More eyes on the court is better than just two eyes. There's always a time for one voice. But when the guys are working, I believe in those guys working and making the players better. Hands-on.

Eyes Time Believe Voice Better More

Seven daughters was never part of my plan.

Jonathan Franklin

Plan Never Seven Daughters Part

I was such a nerd, a complete geek, but then I was lucky enough to have a fancy career, where I can be like 'See, I'm not a nerd. Look, I'm in 'Vogue.'

Enough Look Career I Can Lucky See

My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror.

Mirror Writing You Career Rearview

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