Next to the commodities of corruption, and religion, however, Nigeria is the world capital of rumour mongering.

We do not ask the mountain's aid to crack a walnut.

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.

Pity you can't be present during my periodic fault-finding sessions with my image in the mirror!

How do I feel when I am invited to a congregation of scientists? I feel quite at home. When they break into their cultic scientific argot, I know when I'm not wanted and step out for a drink.

I have one abiding religion-human liberty.

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.