Far from the Light of Heaven Quotes

“Lagos was established by mainly Black Afrofuturists. Space is the Place. With considerable effort, all their fiscal and human resources and a rich, funky cultural history mixed with African myth and mythmaking, they willed the space station into being. More than a few white supremacists liked the idea of a large proportion of Black people leaving Earth. They were disappointed when Lagos flourished.”
― Tade Thompson, Far from the Light of Heaven

“Nobody like everybody," says Fin. "Some people are shitty."
She sucks her teeth. "Some people are just more difficult to accept than others, and you shouldn't dislike someone because of their weakness, rather enjoy them for their strengths”
― Tade Thompson, Far from the Light of Heaven

“She barely displaces air, as if her solidity is an argument between existence and ephemera.”
― Tade Thompson, Far from the Light of Heaven

“Lambers can slip between realities and back,” says Fin. “She left her suit behind in space when she moved.”
― Tade Thompson, Far from the Light of Heaven

“Do you know what I’m saying?” “Yes, you still care for him.” “What? No. I hate him. Take the ticket. Fuck him entirely up for me.”
― Tade Thompson, Far from the Light of Heaven

“televisual entertainment,”
― Tade Thompson, Far from the Light of Heaven