Sue Nyathi

"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"

"I knew a lot about European history, but I couldn’t tell you anything substantial about African history"

"my early reading was devoid of Black writers and African literature as a whole"

"write for love before you consider writing for money"

"Most of the books I read reinforce the way I think and view things"

"I enjoy writing all my characters, otherwise they would not make it into my books"

"Writing as a career is not financially lucrative for most writers"

"A lot of religious people are like that. They have zero empathy and a lot more judgement."

"Wealth comes with its own problems and challenges"

"I’m intentional about provoking empathy and creating a conversation around those kind of topics"

"You have people who are affluent and people who are poor. Who decides how the scales are weighed?"

"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."