Dominion Quotes

“You’re not a human in a dog’s body,” Granny finally said, still watching the ice as it floated towards the ceiling.
“I am,” Red_Bati said.
“Humans have spirits,” Granny said. “You don’t.”
“I do,” Red_Bati said.
“You can’t,” Granny said.
“Why not? I’m aware of myself.”
― Dilman Dila, Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora

“It was hard not to punch Abdou most of the time. The boy had no sense. He could stand in front of a charging lion and admire the beast's run, commenting on the richness of its mane. He could walk into a swarm of mosquitoes without a thought for malaria, drawn excitedly to the buzzing of the mosquitoes. He wasn't exactly stupid, but he was an idiot.”
― Mame Bougouma Diene, Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora

“As Papa was fond of telling my sister and me, a woman has no name, no religion, no country, no custom and no honor except that given her by a man, a husband.”
― Nuzo Onoh, Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora