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....

I am careful not to look anyone in the face because I don't want them to see the shame in my eyes, and....

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

We are all watching and not knowing what to do because when grown-ups cry, it's not like you can ask....

...and the women spread their ntsaroz and sit on one side, the men on the other, like they are two different....

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....

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