O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other.
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No matter what anybody says, we can’t have it all. Not if you are a woman. Not yet.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa’s young people properly.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Ghana is like a lion without a head
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo 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 AidooAma Ata Aidoo Things are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Humans, not places, make memories.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write when I was too young to know what was good for me.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Love is fine for singing about and love songs are good to listen to, sometimes even to dance to. But when we need food for our stomachs and clothes for our backs, love is nothing. Ah my lady, the last man any woman should think of marrying is the man she loves.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Once an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not difficult.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo After all, if we look closer into ourselves, shall we not admit that the warmth from other people comes so sweet to us when it comes, because, we always carry with us the knowledge of the cold loneliness of death?
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information.
Ama Ata AidooAma Ata Aidoo It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
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From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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Adrian PetersonAdrian Peterson I wouldn’t say it’s competitive. I think everyone has their time.
Adriana LimaAdriana Lima A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone.
Adriana LimaAdriana Lima I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.
Adora SvitakAdora Svitak I think everyone is a little egocentric, but when I help someone I lose 0.01% of my ego.
Adriana LimaAdriana Lima When I did his fashion show, he was the first one to arrive there and he helped everyone.
Adriana LimaAdriana Lima Not just for me, but for everyone.
Adora SvitakAdora Svitak Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort.
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