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

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.

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

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.

I think Africa is slowly learning - and painfully - that importance of insisting on responsible leadership. It will come eventually, and we may be impatient and rightly so, because it is not coming fast enough. But that is the way to go.

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness

People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience.