The first book I wrote was The Bride Price which was a romantic book, but my husband burnt the book when he saw it. I was the typical African woman, I'd done this privately, I wanted him to look at it, approve it and he said he wouldn't read it.
When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering may appear, no matter how afflicted they are with ignorance, prejudice or nose hairs - we give from the deepest parts of ourselves.
Carl Albert, Lawyer (1908) |
Arthur Alexander, Musician (1940) |
Milton Babbitt, Composer (1916) |
Karl Barth, Theologian (1886) |
Andrew Card, Politician (1947) |
Maybelle Carter, Musician (1909) |
Linda Evangelista, Model (1965) |
David Fincher, Director (1962) |
Judith Jamison, Dancer (1943) |
Alfred Jodl, Soldier (1890) |
Stonewall Jackson, Soldier (1863) |