6 Quotes & Sayings By Chinelo Okparanta

Chinelo Okparanta is a Nigerian playwright and poet. She is also a television personality, writer, and storyteller. Her work has been published in various anthologies, including A Woman’s Place, A Woman’s World, and The Girl Who Won a War. Okparanta was a Fulbright Fellow in the United States and she has been a guest on several international television programs including Uncovering Africa, Fun on Purpose, and The Oprah Winfrey Show Read more

Chinelo Okparanta is the 2018 recipient of the Women of Impact Award from World Vision for her work as an educator and social activist.

There are no miracles these days. Manna will not fall...
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There are no miracles these days. Manna will not fall from the sky. Bombs, yes, enough to pierce our hearts, but manna, no. Chinelo Okparanta
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And now she began muttering to herself. "God , who created you, must have known what He did. Enough is enough. Chinelo Okparanta
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Let peace be. Let life be. Chinelo Okparanta
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...as if in rebellion, certain emotions become amplified at the exact moments when you are expected not to feel them at all. Chinelo Okparanta
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You'll marry your studies? Marry your books? You already have one degree but you want another. You'll marry your degrees? Chinelo Okparanta