Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Quote by Ben Okri

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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 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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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,...

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,...

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

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...

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire...

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire...