The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.
Sometimes we say we want an end to hate or racism or sexism. But we all participate in keeping these structures alive. If everyone decided to relinqu… - Chris Abani
Sometimes we say we want an end to hate or racism or sexism. But we all participate in keeping these structures alive. If everyone decided to relinqu…
- Chris Abani
I have not spoken in three years: not since I left boot camp. It has been three years of a senseless war, and though the reasons for it are clear, an… - Chris Abani
I have not spoken in three years: not since I left boot camp. It has been three years of a senseless war, and though the reasons for it are clear, an…
That women are mysterious and unknowable is something every young man grows up believing. Men, on the other hand, never think of themselves as myster… - Chris Abani
That women are mysterious and unknowable is something every young man grows up believing. Men, on the other hand, never think of themselves as myster…
The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things. - Chris Abani
You know, you can steel your heart against any kind of trouble, any kind of horror. But the simple act of kindness from a complete stranger will unst… - Chris Abani
You know, you can steel your heart against any kind of trouble, any kind of horror. But the simple act of kindness from a complete stranger will unst…
Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms cannot. - Chris Abani
Fiction and poetry are my first loves, but the really beautiful lyrical essay can do so much that other forms cannot.
What we know about who we are comes from stories. It's the agents of our imagination who really shape who we are. - Chris Abani
What we know about who we are comes from stories. It's the agents of our imagination who really shape who we are.
What I do is create a lens through my work that corrects my readers' cognitive dissonance and says: you will see all of it - not what you want or wha… - Chris Abani
What I do is create a lens through my work that corrects my readers' cognitive dissonance and says: you will see all of it - not what you want or wha…
People think that writing is writing, but actually writing is editing. Otherwise, you're just taking notes - Chris Abani
People think that writing is writing, but actually writing is editing. Otherwise, you're just taking notes
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