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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: African Artist Corruption Embarrass Expose Fight Literature Must Purpose Serve Understandable Us Utilitarian Why

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People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Bored Created Even God Immensely People Them Who Worms

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They had always told me that I wrote like a man.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Always Had Like Man Me Wrote

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It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Become Bit Children First Frightened Moment Parents Really Sad

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At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Age Asked Career Even Had How Knowing Me Poet Replied Teacher Wanted Why Without

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Because I am an African, I am a Ghanaian.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: African Am Because I Am

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Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find their careers, their life, dreams and visions fulfilled here.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Africa African Agenda Aspirations Careers Dreams Find Fulfilled Fulfilling Governing Had Here Hopes Included Leaders Life People Visions Would

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Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.

~Ama Ata Aidoo

Topics: Africa Attack Easy Frankly Guilty Meeting Needs People Politicians Properly Young Young People

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Biography

Nationality: Ghanaian

Type: Author

Born: March 23rd, 1942

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