When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache

When there is a big tree small ones climb on its back to reach the sun.

A pen on paper is the ideal way for me. I am not really very comfortable with machines; I never learned to type very well.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Every generation must find its mission and fulfill it, as Fanon said - or betray it. So it is not something that you can write up on the wall, saying this is what has to be done. Every generation has to discover what it needs to do.

One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems - where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?