I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA OptimisticRapidsTransformation
I, Binyavanga Wainaina, quite honestly swear I have known I am a homosexual since I was five. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA HomosexualHonestlySwear
I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation – you know the rest. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA BelieveFightingRights
A stretch of my body would surely stretch as far as the sky. The whole universe poised, and I am the agent of any movement. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA MovementPosedStretchUniversal
All people have dignity. Theres nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA PeopleSoulSpirit
I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether its with Africa or childhood. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA ChildhoodFeelingsIdeas
People reach an age… where somebody elses platform is no longer yours. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA AgePeoplePlatform
Everywhere I go, I see young people: Confident, forward looking. I have seen them in Lagos, in Rwanda, in the suburbs of London. BINYAVANGA WAINAINA CountryPeopleYoung