Quotes From "Never Look An American In The Eye: A Memoir Of Flying Turtles Colonial Ghosts And The Making Of..." By Okey Ndibe

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Americans can't stand any stranger looking them in the face. They take it as an insult. It's something they don't forgive. And every American carries a gun. If they catch you, a stranger, looking them in the face, they will shoot. Okey Ndibe
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That we die, our very humanity slayed, whenever we choose to remain silent in the face of tyranny. Okey Ndibe
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A story that must be told never forgives silence. Okey Ndibe
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In a society where people are obsessed with personal space, dogs have come to serve as welcome, neo-human mediators of loneliness and solitude. Okey Ndibe
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Winter, I wrote, was akin to living inside a refrigerator. Okey Ndibe
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Wash off the journey Okey Ndibe