We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood, and we find that life alters our plans. And yet, at the end, from a rare height, we also see that our dream was our…

Quote by Ben Okri

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Don't despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish....

Don't despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish....

You see, I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria....

You see, I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria....

We have fallen into this very mean description of humanity. Naturalism in fiction is too...

We have fallen into this very mean description of humanity. Naturalism in fiction is too...

I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went...

I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went...

Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.

Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.

I was going to be a scientist.

I was going to be a scientist.

If there is anything better than to be loved it is loving.

If there is anything better than to be loved it is loving.

Our time here is magic! It's the only space you have to realize whatever it...

Our time here is magic! It's the only space you have to realize whatever it...

I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went...

I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went...

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our...

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our...

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our...

The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our...

Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.

Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria. We had...

I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria. We had...

The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious...

The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious...

Reading, like writing, is a creative act. If readers only bring a narrow range of...

Reading, like writing, is a creative act. If readers only bring a narrow range of...

The worst realities of our age are manufactured realities. It is therefore our task, as...

The worst realities of our age are manufactured realities. It is therefore our task, as...

Dreams digest the meals that are our days.

Dreams digest the meals that are our days.

The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.

The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.

Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn't mean they have...

Just because a man and woman sleep in the same bed doesn't mean they have...

I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now -- unless I am...

I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now -- unless I am...