The Visit Quotes

“both of them told him to not make a fuss, the important thing was that Amara came home to him every day, and Amara was a very good wife, and he had to consider how difficult it was for Amara in her position, with all those young boys throwing themselves at her.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“didn’t understand why Americans always made a fuss over things that should be left unsaid.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“There was a savoir faire quality to people who lived in America for which he felt both admiration and resentment; they somehow managed to be familiar with all novelty, as if they were privy to the latest of everything and lacked the ability to be surprised.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“insouciance”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“male masturbation would remain illegal, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“But both of them told him to not make a fuss, the important thing was that Amara came home to him every day, and Amara was a very good wife, and he had to consider how difficult it was for Amara in her position, with all those young boys throwing themselves at her.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“There was a savoir faire quality to people who lived in America for which he felt both admiration and resentment; they somehow managed to be familiar with all novelty, as if they were privy to the latest of everything and lacked the ability to be surprised.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“You went out and did something for yourself today, and you enjoyed yourself, and so you feel that God should punish you for it.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“I can’t just go to a club as a married man without my wife. It won’t look good.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“There’s no real treatment for prostate issues. Modern medicine has simply ignored the health problems that affect only men.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit

“And today it had been announced: male masturbation would remain illegal, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison. The American president’s face was in close-up as she said, “I applaud the court for this just and moral decision. We must never lose sight of what this is about—a waste of a potential child.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Visit