Homegoing Quotes

“People think they are coming to me for advice,” Mampanyin said, “but really, they come to me for permission. If you want to do something, do it.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing

“You want to know what weakness is? Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing”
― Yaa Gyasi

“There are women down there who look like us, and our husbands must learn to tell the difference.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing

“He wore his silence like a golden crown”
― Yaa Gyasi

“They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out.”
― Sandra Cisneros (Author)