“These are the kinds of names that Zimbabweans like: names that have po...” — Petina Gappah Quote

These are the kinds of names that Zimbabweans like: names that have positive qualities. Like, Praise is a very popular name; Loveness is a very popular name.

If I truly had the courage of my convictions, I would be a full-blown comic novelist.

Ian Smith thought his Rhodesia would last 1,000 years: it lasted less than 15.

The prolific Chinodya has written a number of striking books, most notably 'Dew in the Morning', an exploration of an idyllic rural boyhood; the sophisticated 'Strife,' in which sins from the pre-colonial past cast shadows into the present; and the rich and varied short-story collection 'Can We Talk?'

I didn't grow up knowing actors' names, and my parents weren't theater people.

Claude Cahun is a fascinating artist - one of the few women to be part of the surrealist movement, she and her partner Suzanne Malherbe took on men's names and made artworks that investigated female identity long before 'The Second Sex' or Cindy Sherman.

The only thing that would change would be the year, the names. It just got to be a repetitious life.

During one period while I was in solitary, I memorized the names of all 335 of the men who were then prisoners of war in North Vietnam. I can still remember them.

Fans can look forward to watching me take on the biggest and best names in the sport.