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

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 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.

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

Africa is to be pitied, worshipped or dominated

I love playing with words and texture.

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

If you want to know what your true beliefs are- take a look at your actions.

To not to have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself.

If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts.

My parents did not have any interest in music.

According to liberals, I'm not supposed to exist. I know that I am going to be a target for the Left. I have something to say to them: 'Game On.'

One swallow alone does not make a summer.

I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go.

That's a good question. Let me try to evade you.

I'm a working stiff, baby, just like everybody else.

No one will match up to Ric Flair and how he lives.