Sally Singhateh

Sally Sadie Singhateh (born 1977) is a Gambian poet and novelist.

Quotes

The Sun Will Soon Shine (2004)

• It was very embarrassing being watched by the librarian but we needed to know what had been done to us.
  • While checking books to know more about circumcision

• 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.
  • Nyima's thoughts after she lost her baby

• I was born in this village, child, and I would prefer to die here.
  • Nyima's mother declining offer of staying with Nyima

• 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.
  • Nyima's reaction to Mohisse Camara's proposal

External links

• The Sun Will Soon Shine