"my early reading was devoid of Black writers and African literature as a whole"

"Most of the books I read reinforce the way I think and view things"

"I enjoy writing all my characters, otherwise they would not make it into my books"

"Writing as a career is not financially lucrative for most writers"

"write for love before you consider writing for money"

"life has light moments and dark moments. It’s not just a canvas painted with one brush, and so I just wanted to bring…"

"A lot of religious people are like that. They have zero empathy and a lot more judgement."

"You have people who are affluent and people who are poor. Who decides how the scales are weighed?"

"Wealth comes with its own problems and challenges"

"I knew a lot about European history, but I couldn’t tell you anything substantial about African history"