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Sue Nyathi
25 quotes
“I knew a lot about European history, but I couldn’t tell you anything substantial about African history”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“my early reading was devoid of Black writers and African literature as a whole”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Most of the books I read reinforce the way I think and view things”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I enjoy writing all my characters, otherwise they would not make it into my books”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing as a career is not financially lucrative for most writers”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“write for love before you consider writing for money”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: WRITE FOR LOVE BEFORE YOU CONSIDER WRITING FOR MONEY 14 September, 2014
“life has light moments and dark moments. It’s not just a canvas painted with one brush, and so I just wanted to bring all that together to show the different layers, the happy and sad moments”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A lot of religious people are like that. They have zero empathy and a lot more judgement.”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You have people who are affluent and people who are poor. Who decides how the scales are weighed?”
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“Wealth comes with its own problems and challenges”
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“I like to show that as much as we like to divide ourselves with borders, we’re more related than we think”
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“We never go deep into dealing with our wounds. We carry things forward, from one generation to the next”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Africa in dialogue: The Ascension of Africa's storytellers 21 May, 2021
“I think Africa has a wealth of talent which remains largely unknown, never mind celebrated”
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“I am tired of this portrayal of African women as being timid, oppressed creatures”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe books should transport you to places, whether real or imagined”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I hate reading a book and not being able to locate myself.”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m intentional about provoking empathy and creating a conversation around those kind of topics”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“writing is a space where I can be bold and brazen, uncensored even”
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“Life is about taking chances and believing in yourself”
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“Yes, writing fiction is risky but then, as they say in finance, the higher the risk, the higher the return”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I’m intentional about provoking empathy' - Sue Nyathi 02 November, 2020
“A country needs to be judged by the living standards of its poorest people and not the few elite.”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think there is a tendency of viewing happiness as a destination and that you can exist in that state forever, I dont buy that.”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sue Nyathi on her ground breaking book: The Gold Diggers 06 July, 2018
“For me, writing is like being an actress, in a way, because I get into the role, to make it believable. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect and relate to it”
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“The genesis of current problems is rooted in the past”
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“Learning from history allows us to not only learn about a country’s complexities and heritage but also solidifies our identity about ourselves as a people”
Sue Nyathi (born 1978) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Up close and personal with novelist Sue Nyathi about her latest novel- An Angel’s Demise 10 December, 2022