# Quote — Chika Unigwe, Night Dancer

> S is for sins. What is a sin? At Catechism, she was taught to repeat, 'Sin is an offence against reason, truth and right conscience.' But she could not tell what sins she was supposed to be atoning for. What were her mother's sins? Mma swallowed all the words she wanted to say and started eating the food she no longer tasted.

- Author: [Chika Unigwe](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chika-unigwe.md)
- Book: [Night Dancer](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chika-unigwe/night-dancer.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chika_Unigwe#Night_Dancer_(2011)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chika-unigwe/night-dancer/s-is-for

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