"Writing for me is an act of discovery, I am learning about the characters even as I am writing them. In reality, we r…"

"As an individual I’m attracted to strong female characters – my characters have always been people who own themselves…"

"We have a wide divide between classes and we have a wide divide between cultures because we’re from different tribes,…"

"Here in Nigeria, being the first born is a huge, huge role. It's a huge responsibility. It's a big deal. You're treat…"

"It’s because she is beautiful, you know. That’s all it is. They don’t really care about the rest of it. She gets a pa…"

"It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body than to dispose of a soul, especially if you don’t want to leave any…"

"She does not cry for me,” he says, his voice hardening. “She cries for her lost youth, her missed opportunities and h…"

"Is there anything more beautiful than a man with a voice like an ocean?"

"That’s how it has always been. Ayoola would break a glass, and I would receive the blame for giving her the drink. Ay…"

"We are nothing if not thorough in our deception of others."