# Quote — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

> They never said “I don’t know.” They said, instead, “I’m not sure,” which did not give any information but still suggested the possibility of knowledge.

- Author: [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie.md)
- Book: [Americanah](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/americanah.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie#Americanah_(2013)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/americanah/they-never-said

## More from this book

> I'm chasing you. I'm going to chase you until you give this a chance.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/americanah/im-chasing-you.md)

> When it comes to dressing well, American culture is so self-fulfilled that it has not only disregarded this courtesy of self-presentation, but has turned that disregard into a virtue. "We are too superior/busy/cool/not-uptight to bother about how we look to other people, and so we can wear pajamas to school and underwear to the mall."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/americanah/when-it-comes.md)

> Race doesn't really exist for you because it has never been a barrier. Black folks don't have that choice.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/americanah/race-doesnt-really.md)