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"It takes a whole lot longer to dispose of a body than to dispose of a soul, especially if you don’t want to leave any evidence of foul play."
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"We have a wide divide between classes and we have a wide divide between cultures because we’re from different tribes, we have different religions. You don’t have to walk very far to see someone who has a really different life from you...I wouldn’t want to write a novel and people feel that I’m speaking to a Nigerian experience – I’m speaking to my experience, to the things I’m interested in, and that’s all I can do."
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Oyinkan Braithwaite
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Oyinkan Braithwaite is a Nigerian-British novelist and writer. She was born in Lagos and spent her childhood in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Braithwaite is best known for her 2018 debut novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer.
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"Here in Nigeria, being the first born is a huge, huge role. Its a huge responsibility. Its a big deal. Youre treated - from the get-go, youre treated differently. You know, theres a kind of proverb here. Im not sure what language its in, but where they say, the eldest child is the one that opened the womb."
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"As an individual I’m attracted to strong female characters – my characters have always been people who own themselves. Even if they’re strongly doing something wrong, they’ve always been powerful people."
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"There is music blasting from Ayoolas room, shes listening to Whitney Houstens I Wanna Dance With Somebody. It would be more appropriate to play Brymo or Lorde, something solemn or yearning, rather than the musical equivalent of a pack of M&Ms."
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"I know better than to take life directions from someone without a moral compass."
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"That’s how it has always been. Ayoola would break a glass, and I would receive the blame for giving her the drink. Ayoola would fail a class, and I would be blamed for not coaching her. Ayoola would take an apple and leave the store without paying for it, and I would be blamed for letting her get hungry."
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