If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

It is not quite true to say that I am not an advocate of writing in African languages. What I think is, one has to think about what is practicable.

The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.

A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it.

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness

What has happened to Africa is very severe. We are talking about the collapse of this and the collapse of that, of good government, of the economy particularly. And this has hit education badly. The news you get from the universities in Nigeria is often appalling. I don't think a lot of it gets out. There is the obsession with cults and all kinds of dreadful things going on and all this is taking its toll and it is not surprising that quality of students and graduates who come out is not good. It will not be surprising if this shows in the quality of work they do.

I think writers are not only writers, they are also citizens.