People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.

It’s only when we can work with something that brings out our strengths that we’re of any real use.

Shakespeare is in many ways an African writer and 'Hamlet' would be seen as a very accurate historical saga about an African kingdom.

I can still remember. I was ill, and I was seven, and my father didn't want me to just read children's books. He came with Conan Doyle. I tried, and I liked it. I think the first I read was 'The Sign of the Four'; 'Study in Scarlet' was the next one. Then I guess I stayed home a few extra days from school to read.

I know paradise has many gates, just as hell does. One has to learn to distinguish between them, or one is lost.

Justice doesn't only mean that the people who commit crime are punished. It also means that we can never give up seeking the truth.

When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer.