I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.

If you're rooted to a spot, you miss a lot of the grace. So you keep moving, and this is the way I think the world's stories should be told - from many different perspectives.

I have found that I work best when I am at home in Nigeria. But one learns to work in other places.

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?

A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing

When I was in England, I had seen advertisements about typing agencies; I had learned that if you really want to make a good impression, you should have your manuscript well typed.

A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.