Don't take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.
Wole SoyinkaI never hesitated, as a student, in embracing the necessity of violence. In South Africa, I didn't just accept it; I looked forward to it as a mission.
Wole SoyinkaAs I grew older and more mature, I've been able to move beyond the immediate response of violence to a projection of the pragmatic, political consequences of that violence. So it's an effort to attain equilibrium.
Wole SoyinkaPower is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.
Wole Soyinka