Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said this quote

“ The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not. But it’s a lie. I came from a country where race was not an issue, I did not think of myself as black and I only became black when I came to America. ”

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Teach her that the idea of 'gender roles' is absolute nonsense. Do not ever tell her that she should or should not do something because she is a girl. 'Because you are a girl' is never reason for anything. Ever.

~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or I'm Ghanaian. America doesn't care.

~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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The truth has become an insult.

~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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You don’t even have to love your job, you can merely love what your job does for you - the confidence and self-fulfillment that come with doing and earning.

~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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