Sally Singhateh
Gambian writer
Sally Sadie Singhateh (born 1977) is a Gambian poet and novelist.
Quotes
editThe Sun Will Soon Shine (2004)
edit- It was very embarrassing being watched by the librarian but we needed to know what had been done to us.
- My encounters with men had left me petrified of them. Along with the fright was a burning loathing.
[ Nyima being wary of Gibou( husband)]
- ...there was a tiny part of my heart that was full of love for it. I tried to hate it because it was Gibou’s, but I could not.
- I was born in this village, child, and I would prefer to die here.
- I never imagined I could feel such emotions as the ones I was experiencing then. It was like a dream, one I had never had before.