# Quote — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Thing Around Your Neck

> The trick was to understand America, to know that America was give-and-take. You gave up a lot but you gained a lot, too.

- Author: [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie.md)
- Book: [The Thing Around Your Neck](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/the-thing-around-your-neck.md)
- Page: 198
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie#The_Thing_Around_Your_Neck_(2009)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
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