I was told stories, we were all told stories as kids in Nigeria. We had to tell stories that would keep one another interested, and you weren't allowed to tell stories that everybody else knew. You had to dream up new ones.

The road will never swallow you. The river of destiny will always overcome evil. May you understand your fate. Suffering will never destroy you, but will make you stronger. Success will never confuse you of scatter your spirit, but will make you fly higher into the good sunlight. Your life will always surprise you.

We have not yet arrived, but every point at which we stop requires a re-definition of our destination.

The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, it's about us, it's about the reader.

I'm fascinated by the mysterious element that runs through our lives. Everyone is looking out of the world through their emotion and history. Nobody has an absolute reality.

I learned that life will go through changes - up and down and up again. It's what life does.

If we could be pure dancers in spirit we would never be afraid to love, and we would love with strength and wisdom.