I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare. No, let's say Shakespeare and Dickens, to get them in the right order.

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Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

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...

I was going to be a scientist.

I was going to be a scientist.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

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...

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.

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...

The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the...

The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the...

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....

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....