The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for mysteries cannot be coded, or legislated, and wonder cannot be made into law. And so these legislators police the accepted frontiers of things.

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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.

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

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

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...

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 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,...

I was going to be a scientist.

I was going to be a scientist.

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...

I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends'...

I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends'...

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.

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 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...

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...

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

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

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

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,...

Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I'm an uncaring...

Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I'm an uncaring...

Love is a conflict between reflexes and reflections.

Love is a conflict between reflexes and reflections.