I teach literature. That's easy for me. Take someone else's work and talk about it.

It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair.

Whenever I try to do anything on a typewriter, it's like having this machine between me and the words; what comes out is not quite what would come out if I were scribbling.

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

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.

Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.

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