The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing.

Quote by Ben Okri

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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'...

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 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 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,...

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....

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 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 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...

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

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...

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,...

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.

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 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...

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....

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

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

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.