“I found an inner strength to fight for myself. It was clear that nobody else would.”

“My mind became a sanctuary for secret thoughts of escaping from this household.”

“Looking back, I realized that we were being raised to be schizophrenic; an appearance of perfection was more important than genuine feelings”

“I obeyed, but my crime was that I did not look obedient.”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”

“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you.”

“The door', replied Maimie, 'will always, always be open, and mother will always be waiting at it for me.”

“I search for love frantically... and quitting at the last moment by making excuse for myself that I've tried”

“You could have fooled me. Everytime I called you, Luke said you were sick. I figured you were avoiding me. Again.""I wasn't. I did want to talk to you. I've been thinking about you all the time.""I...”

“Let me die the moment my love dies. Let me not outlive my own capacity to love. Let me die still loving, and so, never die.”

“I prefer to rule and work in Nigeria in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free in the name of my country.”