Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer-space.
Wole SoyinkaWriters who open up horizons for other people are performing a function every bit as important as a consciously politicized writer.
Wole SoyinkaWhen I say war, I'm not talking about mental war; I'm talking about totally eliminating the obstacles to transformation of our children.
Wole SoyinkaI do not believe that it is necessarily the duty of the writer to give a voice to his community. If a writer is true to his vocation, to his or her vocation, the very process of creativity enlarges these human horizons. It provides insights, even when you're not writing, when your writing's not dealing with a concrete political situation.
Wole Soyinka