Binyavanga Wainaina

Every human being has a bit of gangster in him.

I'm extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general.

There is no country in the world with the diversity, confidence and talent and black pride like Nigeria.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

The Gulf of Mexico, they believe, is a huge asteroid. That was an impact zone, you know that? Yeah, for that big a thing to actually hit our globe, it would have had to adjusted the spin, the axis.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.