As a novelist, I ask of myself only that I tell the truth and that I tell it beautifully. Taiye Selasi beautifullynovelisttruth Change image and share on social
I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston. Taiye Selasi arabiabearboston Change image and share on social
That's what makes writer's block so painful. You think the well has run dry, maybe somewhere in the heavens the tap has been turned off. That's beyond frightening. Taiye Selasi blockfrightenheaven Change image and share on social
I live in Rome and five minutes from my flat is a church where you can walk in and see this beautiful Caravaggio. Just the way this man uses dark paint: dark to create dark to create dark, the layering of the darkness in his work. I just race home: I want to create! Taiye Selasi beautifulcaravaggiochurch share on social
I was four when I announced my ambition to write, eight when I began publishing such claims. Taiye Selasi ambitionannouncebegin Change image and share on social
So often, literature about African people is conflated with literature about African politics, as if the state were somehow of greater import or interest than the individual. Taiye Selasi africanconflategreat Change image and share on social
Being a twin, and being my sister's twin, is such a defining part of my life that I wouldn't know how to be who I am, including a writer, without that being somehow at the centre. Taiye Selasi centredefineinclude Change image and share on social
I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones. Taiye Selasi africancreativecultural Change image and share on social
The thing that comes most frequently to me on yoga retreats is excruciating pain in my hips. Taiye Selasi excruciatefrequentlyhip Change image and share on social
I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart. Taiye Selasi clearessayfiction Change image and share on social
