“More and more I think of privatisation as being not just about the tak...” — Rebecca Solnit Quote

“More and more I think of privatisation as being not just about the takeover of resources and power by corporate interests, but as the retreat of citizens to private life and private space, screened from solidarity with strangers and increasingly afraid or even unable to imagine acting in public.”

“Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark. That’s where the most important things come from, where you yourself came from, and where you will go.”

“I'm still very interested in the things that happened in the '80s and the '70s because I think that they were very important years for Nigeria. In the '80s, we were under a military dictatorship for quite a while, and I think that the way we engage with our country as citizens was shaped in many ways by the events that took place in that time.”

“Black people are expected to be passive citizens, good immigrants, mute and grateful.”

“There is no need for neighborhood informants and paper dossiers if the government can see citizens' every Web site visit, e-mail and text message.”