One day, I was running to the river. Along the way there was the most exquisite butterfly, a tiny little thing, on the pavement. I kind of jumped over it. And then two days later I woke up in the middle of the night with a character running, jumping over butterflies on the streets of Nairobi. After that, I followed the story. The story wrote itself.
I get turned on by the idea of an essence - finding the essence of the thing. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
I get turned on by the idea of an essence - finding the essence of the thing.
- Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Matters of the subconscious affect reality in ways we don't quite realize. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Matters of the subconscious affect reality in ways we don't quite realize.
Novel-writing is a settling, lovely space. I call it self-indulgent - I feel mildly guilty about it. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Novel-writing is a settling, lovely space. I call it self-indulgent - I feel mildly guilty about it.
I can edit into infinity. It's such a joy. I'd probably edit until the last word. Until there's only one word left. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
I can edit into infinity. It's such a joy. I'd probably edit until the last word. Until there's only one word left.
Even if you're in charge of the grand story there's still memory. The other stories do not go away. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Even if you're in charge of the grand story there's still memory. The other stories do not go away.
I think every morning we wake up offers a new beginning, a new way of stepping into the day. I think every conversation could be a new chance. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
I think every morning we wake up offers a new beginning, a new way of stepping into the day. I think every conversation could be a new chance.
For Kenya: we have a chance to start again each time we meet one another. The ghosts do not need to define the future. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
For Kenya: we have a chance to start again each time we meet one another. The ghosts do not need to define the future.
Recording stories is a way of honoring the faculty of memory, even if it's recorded, outsourcing memory to technology. - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Recording stories is a way of honoring the faculty of memory, even if it's recorded, outsourcing memory to technology.
Even though we've written epic poems and made incredible films about love, I still don't think anyone can understand what it is, or why it means ever… - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Even though we've written epic poems and made incredible films about love, I still don't think anyone can understand what it is, or why it means ever…
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