My weapon is literature

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

The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.

Art should be on the side of humanity.

...Nothing puzzles God

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.

I do not actually see how art, literature can be anything other that being in that domain of trying to tell us, trying to get us to see what is important in our lives.