I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.

What I can say is that it was clear to many of us that an indigenous African literary renaissance was overdue. A major objective was to challenge stereotypes, myths, and the image of ourselves and our continent, and to recast them through stories- prose, poetry, essays, and books for our children. That was my overall goal.

Nobody can teach me who I am.

Actually, I identify with all my characters, good and bad. I have to do that in order to make them genuine. I have to understand them even if I don't approve of them. Not completely - it's impossible; complete identification is, in fact, not desirable.

I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.

A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered