Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer.
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As far as I am concerned, I write novels, and other people can do the labelling.
Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.
I don't put labels on myself.
All of us, although we may have a label attached to us, that's not who we are.
I don't like labels. I don't understand the need for them. When you define yourself a certain way, people have expectations.
I try not to name too many labels - not because it's not cool, but because it starts getting political.
Writers never feel comfortable having labels attached to them, however accurate they are.
Where writers are from is one of the world' s most boring topics. Where we're born, gender or race, wealth or poverty - those are the things we spend time talking about. Stop trying to label me. I'm a writer. Worry about whether I'm any good!
To be very blunt, I am not really that concerned with what labels get associated with somebody.
I think ethnic and regional labels are insulting to writers and really put restrictions on them. People don't think your work is quite as universal.