Gather Me Quotes

“She (her mother) would take my hand and trace the maps in the atlas, showing me Washington, D.C., and then turning the pages until we found Nigeria. She needed me to understand that we were from both places.

Nigeria was our past, she told me, but America was our future.”
― Glory Edim, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

“She (her mother) would take my hand and trace the maps in the atlas, showing me Washington, D.C., and then turning the pages until we found Nigeria. She needed me to understand that we were from both places.”
― Glory Edim, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

“(always before four o'clock, when Oprah came on. Oprah was our other religion. We never missed Oprah)”
― Glory Edim, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

“Even as a little girl, love was a confounding sensation. Yet I always felt the most love with my father. Sometimes I would ask him, "How can you tell when somebody loves you?"

He would gently pull me close and whisper, "You can tell by their smile."

"What do you mean?"

When someone smiles their love is shining on you. You'll feel warm inside.”
― Glory Edim, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

“He (her father) made me believe there were stories all around us, and that he was able to just snatch them right out the air.”
― Glory Edim, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me

“Each dish said, Eat this because I love you. I grew to understand that there are numerous ways to express love.”
― Glory Edim, Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me