Sankofa Quotes

“There is a mythical bird we have here, Anna. We call it the sankofa. It flies forward with its head facing back. It’s a poetic image but it cannot work in real life.”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“The world will always have people like this, trying to press guilt on you, forcing pamphlets with gory pictures into your hands, holding you personally accountable for wars, famines, genocides. Why not be of use to those around you?”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“A sense of rightness, a sense of self. It was nothing when you had it. You hardly noticed. But once it was missing, it was like a sliver of fruit on a long sea voyage, the difference between bleeding gums and survival.”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“Even now after all he’s done, I’m still waiting for his attention.”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“Not even crocodiles eat their young...papa takes care of his children.”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“What would you have done differently?” It is a childish question, but I am not grown up, only older. Little Anna is the kernel; big Anna is mere flesh, easily bruised, easily pared away.”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“What”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa

“Rotten eggs that will never hatch”
― Chibundu Onuzo, Sankofa