Lemn Sissay quotes

A blog is neither a diary nor a journal. Many people think of blogging in relation to those two things, confessional or practical. It is neither but includes elements of both. (Lemn Sissay)
I have spent most of my adult life proving that I existed. A blog is an accessible way of doing this - there is a date and place in cyberspace that I existed a year ago, to the day, and the proof is still there. View quote
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My foster parents were very religious. They told me that they had not decided to take me in, rather that it was God that had decided it for them. View quote
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When somebody takes a child from their native culture, that is in itself an act of aggression. View quote
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My real mother is a survivor, very strong and respected by the people who know her, but our relationship is not easy - but then, it was never going to be. View quote
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