Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Quote by Ben Okri

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The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where...

The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where...

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

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

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...

Literature doesn't have a country. Shakespeare is an African writer. His Falstaff, for example, is...

Literature doesn't have a country. Shakespeare is an African writer. His Falstaff, for example, is...

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...

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 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...

The greatest religions convert the world through stories.

The greatest religions convert the world through stories.

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself....

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself....

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,...

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....

I was going to be a scientist.

I was going to be a scientist.

The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for...

The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for...

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...

Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as...

Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as...

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 problem with winter sports is that, follow me closely here, they generally take place...

The problem with winter sports is that, follow me closely here, they generally take place...

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never...

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never...

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put...

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put...