Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life.

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.

My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel.

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.

...Nothing puzzles God

There is something about important stories that is not just the message, but also the way that message is conveyed, the arrangement of the words, the felicity of the language. So it's really a balance between your commitment, whether it's political or economic or whatever, and your craft as an artist.

When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk