The Rosewater Redemption Quotes

“Furious work is being done to harness it for energy and weapons. Femi is unimpressed. Why bet the future on a resource whose limits are unknown, or where there might be unforeseen consequences?”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“You know, after the British left, we kept the trains,”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“It's a shame that people have forgotten our traditions. Your name, Kehinde, is a short form. It's meant to be Omokehindelegbon, which means 'the second twin is older.' You sent your brother out to taste the world because he recognised your authority as elder. I've reminded you. Go and remind him.”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“I am the Rat, the Termite, the Eater of Wealth, the Still One, the Quiet.
And I have come for you.”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“Humanity is not just about memories. Selfhood is embodied, and a reanimated Hannah Jacques is still Hannah Jacques, just like a Hannah Jacques with dementia is still Hannah Jacques....
"Your husband isn't going to like this."
"Your eyebrows are inexpertly plucked," she says, and walks away.”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“Watch your tone. He's a head of state," says Lora.
"Watch your tone, or you'll be in a state of headlessness in a minute," says Aminat.”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“am putting rot in our souls for all time, but this moment is our best shot at stopping the pipeline, our time-machine moment, our travel-back-and-kill-Leopold-II moment.”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption

“Human consciousness time-travels all the time, albeit at a low level. Sensory input that arrives in the brain can have multiple interpretations, and the brain has to choose a “reality”, which takes about half a second. Once it has chosen, it does a temporal shift of awareness back to the moment of sensory perception.”
― Tade Thompson, The Rosewater Redemption