Chris Abani Quotes

The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and they would express a wish. And their wish would then be brought to a priest, who would find a ritual object, and the appropriate sacrifices would be made, and the shrine would be built for the god.

Chris Abani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: nigerian
  • Birth: December 27, 1966

Topics

GodCommunityTogetherWishFind

If my poetry aims to achieve anything, it's to deliver people from the limited ways in which they see and feel.

Jim Morrison

PoetryPeopleFeelAchieveSeeWays

I collect books, primarily first-edition 20th-century fiction.

John Larroquette

FictionBooksCollectPrimarily

I am amused by cricket because it seems to take longer than baseball and I like that. It seems like a sport I could have made up it - it takes several days to play and everyone wears sweaters. I can't confess to knowing what's going on at all.

John Hodgman

BaseballI AmCricketPlayKnowing

I just love my privacy.

Ann-Margret

LovePrivacyJust

I'm a little bit of a germophobe - not that bad!

Amber Riley

BadLittleLittle BitBit

Records aren't selling anymore; people are burning music.

Tom DeLonge

MusicPeopleSellingRecordsBurning

I'm a huge fan of Leonardo DiCaprio's career. I love the path that he's taken. He seems to be very conscious of exactly what kind of project he wants for the following part of his career.

Roberto Aguire

LovePathCareerKindProjectSeems

Truth is, I've spent much of my life trying, unsuccessfully, to explode the myths about Texas.

Molly Ivins

LifeTruthTruth IsTexasMy Life

I own all 7 seasons of 'The Golden Girls.'

Conrad Ricamora

SeasonsGoldenOwn

Growing up in Florida and having naturally curly hair was a bit tough. I had to learn to do treatments and masks to keep the frizz under control.

Brittany Snow

Growing UpControlHairToughLearn

I putt like I did when I was a kid. When you're a kid, you're not scared of anything.

Arnold Palmer

YouKidScaredAnythingLikePutt

I want to talk to people that have been through big disappointments, big emotional crises, deep life struggles, and I will learn something from that.

Shania Twain

LifePeopleDeepLearnWantTalk

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