"I learned about women -- how we are made into the women we've become, how we shape ourselves, how we shape each other." ― Aminatta Forna From Aminatta Forna Writer Added on 1/31/2026 About Aminatta Forna Aminatta Forna is a British writer of Scottish and Sierra Leonean ancestry. Her works include the memoir The Devil That Danced on the Water and novels such as The Memory of Love and Happiness. View all quotes from Aminatta Forna