Echo is very important to me. I love the repetition of motifs, or the slight alteration of what's been said before. This is part of how one creates a mood, a psychological caul, in fact, around the reader.
The energies of Lagos life- creative, malevolent, ambiguous- converge at the bus stops - Teju Cole
The energies of Lagos life- creative, malevolent, ambiguous- converge at the bus stops
- Teju Cole
I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly. - Teju Cole
I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly.
Not all coincidence has to be loaded with meaning. Sometimes, things simply recur because that's how it is in life, that's how the mood gets in. It's… - Teju Cole
Not all coincidence has to be loaded with meaning. Sometimes, things simply recur because that's how it is in life, that's how the mood gets in. It's…
There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner. - Teju Cole
There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner.
The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening. - Teju Cole
The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening.
I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the s… - Teju Cole
I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the s…
Writing as writing. Writing as rioting. Writing as righting. On the best days, all three. - Teju Cole
Writing as writing. Writing as rioting. Writing as righting. On the best days, all three.
Things don't go away just because you choose to forget them. - Teju Cole
Things don't go away just because you choose to forget them.
The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege. - Teju Cole
The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege.
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