Perhaps this is what we mean by sanity: that, whatever our self-admitted eccentricities might be, we are not the villains of our own stories. In fact, it is quite the contrary: we play, and only play, the hero, and in the swirl of other people's stories, insofar as these stories concern us at all, we are never less than heroic.
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.
- Teju Cole
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.
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
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.
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.
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…
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…
I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones. - Teju Cole
I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones.
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.
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