Yes, there's a relaying of internal states that only a novel can achieve. In my view, the novel is one of Europe's greatest gifts to the world. America and Africa collaborated to give the world jazz. We'll call it even.
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
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones. - Teju Cole
I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones.
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.
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