The market literature, which was particularly strong in Igboland, in Onitsha, today it is no longer strong. It is one of the victims of the civil war, that market was actually destroyed and at the end of the war a new Nigeria has struggled to come into being and I believe that what is probably going to replace the market literature might be the video, which they have taken to in a big way, creating dramas. So that may be the next thing way we will see coming out of the local basic level in our society.

You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree — the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.

Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble.

What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing.

You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache