Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the table but effectively telling the African story from an African perspective - in full earshot of the world.

I couldn't tell you why but now I know a story is in fact where you discover who you are, where a culture discovers what it is and I just think that this is a terribly important place to get into and that I would enjoy it.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

A budding writer wants to be encouraged.

I'm sure if one turned one's mind back from grandiose faults to what is happening to the average man or woman or child in the rural areas, we will probably find that's where the energy for development is.

There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.