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Petina Gappah Quotes

The struggle for Zimbabwe lit up the imagination of people around the world. In London, New York, Accra and Lagos, bell-bottomed men and women with big hair and towering platform shoes sang the dream of Zimbabwe in the words of the eponymous song by Bob Marley: Every man has the right to decide his own destiny.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: zimbabwean
Birth: 1971

Topics

Women Shoes Struggle Men Imagination

Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.

Words Mouth Never Out Coming Those

The surprising thing was, it's actually easier working on animation than working on a comic strip, because Garfield is animated in my head.

Animation Head Working Surprising

Now I'm a blithering oaf hanging on to the coatsleeves of commerciality.

The L.A. weather is a lot like Taiwan's, where you don't observe four seasons, so the years can pass and you don't feel a thing.

Weather Feel Seasons You Years Four

First and foremost, immigration is important to me. I think immigration has implications for everything else that is done. So securing the border, that would be priority one for me. That is, to me, most important.

Me Border Think Immigration Done

Some bosses believe they can't afford to employ someone legitimately - so they employ them illegally.

Believe Someone Bosses Some Afford

There's no feeling like performing. It's magical, it's so rewarding, and it just feeds this special little part of your soul.

Mary Helen Bowers

Soul Feeling Special Little Magical

I love the idea that it doesn't take one person only to achieve your potential. It takes a village, it takes a community, a street, a teacher, a mother.

Love Mother Community Teacher Person

I've never really sought out publicity.

Never Out Publicity Really Sought

If I want to wear a dress, I'll wear a dress.

Dress Want Wear

Sometimes it is easier to play someone who is far away from you.

Someone You Play Far Away Sometimes

I'm going for Britain's Best Dressed Man award, but strangely, I'm never on the list.

Best Man Award Dressed Never Going

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