Author: Aminatta Forna

Quotes

What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that.

What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that.

- Aminatta Forna

My family's a ruling family.

My family's a ruling family.

- Aminatta Forna

My childhood ended in this horrible way. I lived in a country where I didn't trust anybody.

My childhood ended in this horrible way. I lived in a country where I didn't trust anybody.

- Aminatta Forna

I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it.

I temporarily became a surgeon for 'Memory of Love'. I spent two weeks in an operating theatre, watching amputations, and I loved it.

- Aminatta Forna

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