Odd Family Out Quotes

“There’s a difference between a miracle, and something impossible. A miracle is not impossible—just merely unlikely.”
― Nick Nwaogu, Odd Family Out: A Collection Of Short Stories

“You see, my father was short, and my mother was short too. So was my grandparents, and my great grandparents—I come from a long lineage of short men and women—not one of us was above five feet. We were as tall as the Chinese. I know that sounded racist, but that will only be true if I was tall, so you see, being short has its own privileges.”
― Nick Nwaogu, Odd Family Out: A Collection Of Short Stories

“I wasn’t talkative—I simply had too much intelligence up in my head that I always had a brilliant idea to share with everyone at all times.”
― Nick Nwaogu, Odd Family Out: A Collection Of Short Stories

“I loved coming to school late because I hated morning assemblies so much. I hate whoever invented that. Why would you line kids up according to their height? What are you trying to prove? Why must the short come first, and not the other way round? It’s a queue—whoever comes first to the assembly ground should stay first in line. Common sense dictates that.”
― Nick Nwaogu, Odd Family Out: A Collection Of Short Stories

“I found the word dwarf really offensive, but there was not one better synonym in the dictionary. Midget? Pygmy? Manikin? Homunculus? They all sounded worse to me, so I had to accept my fate.”
― Nick Nwaogu, Odd Family Out: A Collection Of Short Stories

“I could only approach girls half my age, so I never brought any girl home. Mom thought I was disciplined, but the truth is that I was deprived.”
― Nick Nwaogu, Odd Family Out: A Collection Of Short Stories