Quotes by : NoViolet Bulawayo

this place doesn't look like my America

Because we were not in our country, we could not use our own languages, and so when we spoke our voices....

And so the spirits just gazed at us with eyes milked dry of care.

When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like birds escaping a burning sky....They....

You want Change, today we'll show you Change!Here's your democracy, your human rights, eat it, eat eat....

If you are stealing something it’s better if it’s small and hideable or something you can eat quickly....

With all this snow, with the sun not there, with the cold and dreariness, this place doesn't look like....

[Jesus Christ] used to have blue eyes but I painted them brown like mine and everybody’s, to make him....

I am starting to talk fast now, and I have to remember to slow down because when I get excited, I start....

Generally the men always tried to appear strong; they walked tall, heads upright, arms steady at the....