“And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.”
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Africa's first Nobel Laureate in Literature. Fecund playwright, poet, novelist, and literary critic.
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“And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.”
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“Art is solace; art is vision, and when I pick up a literary work, I am a consumer of literature for its own sake.”
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“African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance.”
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“The Lagos of my childhood was a well-laid-out maritime city.”
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“We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.”
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“One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.”
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“I like to say, 'I spend one-third of my time in Nigeria, one-third in Europe or America, and one-third on a plane.'”
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“Some people think the Nobel Prize makes you bullet-proof. I never had that illusion.”
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“I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.”
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“The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.”
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“Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space.”
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“And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But it's sunk in only theoretical...”
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“I like my peace and quiet whenever I can grab it.”
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“I cannot belong to a nation which permits such barbarities as stoning to death and amputation - I don't care what religion it is.”
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“I ceased using words like optimism and pessimism a long time ago.”
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“In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.”
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“My father was a schoolteacher, and so I had the advantage of both western educational instruction in the school, as well as what you might call the process of imbibing the traditional proces...”
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“Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.”
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“There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of o...”
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“A tiger does not shout its tigritude, it acts.”
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