“Spread your courtesy across the door posts of everyone you know, but reserve your intimacy with the little trustworthy friends who are going where you are going. Get it simply: wide courtesy, narrow intimacy!”

Israelmore Ayivor is a Ghanaian writer and cultural critic. His work explores themes of identity, diaspora, and the complexities of Black life in contemporary society, blending sharp analysis with lyrical prose. He is particularly noted for his essays on race, literature, and the intersections of African and global culture.