People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics. Ama Ata Aidoo
It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children. Ama Ata Aidoo
For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian. Ama Ata Aidoo
At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet. Ama Ata Aidoo