I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare.

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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...

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....

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

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

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...

We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood,...

We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood,...

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...

We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood,...

We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood,...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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....

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...

It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when...

It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study...

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study...