Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quotes

My greatest vanity is my skin. It is the colour of gingerbread and, thanks to my mother's genes, smooth and mostly blemish-free.

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• My greatest vanity is my skin. It is the colour of gingerbread and, thanks to my mother's genes, smooth and mostly blemish-free.

  

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • Mother
  • Free
  • Thanks