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Our Sister Killjoy
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"Our Sister Killjoy" Quotes

A young Ghanaian woman travels to Europe and encounters the complexities of cultural identity and postcolonialism.

Quotes

We cannot kill the cockerel who brings us the dawn.

Ama Ata Aidoo

hoperesilience

We get used to anything, my dear.

Ama Ata Aidoo

adaptationresilience

The most difficult thing in this world is to live in it.

Ama Ata Aidoo

lifechallenges

I don't think we can ever get things right for ourselves until we get them right for other people.

Ama Ata Aidoo

empathycompassion

My sista, remember, we are so many. We are so much.

Ama Ata Aidoo

unitystrength

We should not undervalue the things we have been given.

Ama Ata Aidoo

gratitudeappreciation

Sometimes, we have to have faith in the unknown.

Ama Ata Aidoo

faithuncertainty

In the end, we're all on our own. We live our own lives.

Ama Ata Aidoo

independenceindividuality

We are each other's business.

Ama Ata Aidoo

communityresponsibility

Every day, we decide what to make of it.

Ama Ata Aidoo

choiceresponsibility