Nick Nwaogu Quotes & Sayings

I wasn't talkative - I simply had too much intelligence up in my head that I always had a brilliant idea to share with everyone at all times. — Nick Nwaogu

There's a difference between a miracle, and something impossible. A miracle is not impossible - just merely unlikely. — Nick Nwaogu

You are absolutely amazing,' he breathed into her ear, but she didn't have the breath to respond to his words. She gasped heavily as their faces drew closer. He leaned down towards her, and she felt so drawn to him that she leaned up to meet him. She had no idea what was going on, but in spite of Uche's presence, she decided to follow her heart under the clear cold stars. Next thing, her unprepared body was rising gently, gradually standing on her tingling toes in order to meet his face. He was so tall that she barely reached his shoulders... — Nick Nwaogu

I loved coming to school late because I hated morning assemblies so much. I hate whoever invented that. Why would you line kids up according to their height? What are you trying to prove? Why must the short come first, and not the other way round? It's a queue - whoever comes first to the assembly ground should stay first in line. Common sense dictates that. — Nick Nwaogu

I could only approach girls half my age, so I never brought any girl home. Mom thought I was disciplined, but the truth is that I was deprived. — Nick Nwaogu

You see, my father was short, and my mother was short too. So was my grandparents, and my great grandparents - I come from a long lineage of short men and women - not one of us was above five feet. We were as tall as the Chinese. I know that sounded racist, but that will only be true if I was tall, so you see, being short has its own privileges. — Nick Nwaogu

I found the word dwarf really offensive, but there was not one better synonym in the dictionary. Midget? Pygmy? Manikin? Homunculus? They all sounded worse to me, so I had to accept my fate. — Nick Nwaogu

...Her heart was racing faster than an Enzo Ferrari, and her hands became icy cold and trembling. She went wild. Her senses varnished. Suddenly her purse dropped onto the floor, but neither one of them looked away to the ground beneath their feet. Their faces attracted each other until they could feel their breaths upon each other. His hands started moving towards her without him noticing - but Chioma noticed. He moved his hands over her hips, and she slipped hers around his huge biceps. She was no longer shy. — Nick Nwaogu