I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation - you know the rest.

There is no country in the world with the diversity, confidence and talent and black pride like Nigeria.

Every human being has a bit of gangster in him.

All people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit.

Everywhere I go, I see young people: Confident, forward looking. I have seen them in Lagos, in Rwanda, in the suburbs of London.

I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether its with Africa or childhood.

Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated

People reach an age... where somebody elses platform is no longer yours.

I love playing with words and texture.

I, Binyavanga Wainaina, quite honestly swear I have known I am a homosexual since I was five.

One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad

When you allow your mind to ONLY have positive thoughts towards your desired outcome you are saying to the Universe that you are devoted to manifesting your dream.

Prayer is a mighty ministry that any believer can have—anywhere, anytime, and in any circumstance.

The biggest surprise in a man's life is old age.

Simply put: love does.

Semicolons . . . signal, rather than shout, a relationship. . . . A semicolon is a compliment from the writer to the reader. It says: "I don't have to draw you a picture; a hint will do."

You can't triple stamp a double stamp!

Life's too short to be shoehorned into a box that isn't for you.

I don’t like to lie – so there’d better be a good reason why I’m doing it.