I often make the mistake of thinking that something that is obvious to me is just as obvious to everyone else.
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in We Should All Be Feminists
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( ; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer and activist. Regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature, she is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013). Her other works include the book of...
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in We Should All Be Feminists
Masculinity is a hard, small cage, and we put boys inside this cage.
How was it possible to miss something you no longer wanted?
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Americanah