Peace Adzo Medie

Peace Adzo Medieis a Liberian-born Ghanaian academic and writer of both fiction and nonfiction.

Quotes

 * Respect is important and something that is very much needed in society, but has been constructed by some to mean submission and self-denial, especially in regard to young women.
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 * Stories allow us to peek into the lives of others, and they also allow us to see ourselves.
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 * I use fiction to teach in my social science courses and I am always keen to explore the issues that I work on in my research.
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His Only Wife (2020)

 * It takes strength to walk away from someone you love.


 * Please, put love aside and be practical. Love will not put food on the table; it won’t hold you at night.


 * A person who talks so freely about her own life will talk just as freely about yours.


 * If there was one thing I agreed with my mother on, it was that one could never be sure about a person’s intentions, no matter how kind that person seemed.


 * Not everyone who smiles with you wishes you well.


 * I have to fight for what I want, for what's mine.


 * I knew that even though we were surrounded by a large family, we had nobody.


 * How can I be a good wife with no husband by my side?


 * Marriage shouldn’t be a never-ending competition where you spend your life fighting to be seen and chosen.


 * I said to love with your head but I’m also the first person to tell you that it is hard to live like that. It is brutal and it eats at you every day and leaves you empty.