The idea of having to make constant reference to politics is anathema to my calling as a writer.
Wole SoyinkaHow 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.
Wole SoyinkaIt is the human potentials that interest me. I travel and everywhere I go I am amazed at the presence of Nigerians. The intelligence, integrity, productivity, initiative.
Wole SoyinkaI consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down putting words to the paper.
Wole SoyinkaOnly 4 sets of people can vote for the PDP: (1) those who are intellectually blind; (2) those who are blinded by ethnicity; (3) those who are blinded by corruption and therefore afraid of the unknown, should power change hands; and finally (4) those who are suffering from a combination of the above terminal sicknesses.
Wole Soyinka