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Category Archive: Nigerian

Ben Okri Quote: “To anyone who is homeless, I…”

To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.

October 29, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “The worst time was 1983. Love…”

The worst time was 1983. Love and life and everything went wrong. I reached absolute rock bottom. I saw the Minotaur at the bottom of the abyss. I learnt of the harshness of the world and its impartiality to human failure.

October 25, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “I am one year older than…”

I am one year older than Nigeria at 51. In a human life, 51 might be old. But it is very young for a nation. By that, I mean a Nigeria conscious of itself as a nation.

September 25, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “I lived rough, by my wits…”

I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends’ floors, was happy, was miserable.

September 7, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “The greatest religions convert the world…”

The greatest religions convert the world through stories.

September 2, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “The strange thing about Africa is…”

The strange thing about Africa is how past, present and future come together in a kind of rough jazz, if you like.

August 6, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “We never think that our mothers…”

We never think that our mothers will die. It was like suddenly an abyss opened at my feet – I was standing on nothing. It was the strangest thing. Her passing away ripped the solidity out of the world.

July 4, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “Magic becomes art when it has…”

Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.

May 4, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “Stories can conquer fear, you know….”

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.

April 6, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Ben Okri Quote: “The acknowledged legislators of the world…”

The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for mysteries cannot be coded, or legislated, and wonder cannot be made into law. And so these legislators police the accepted frontiers of things.

March 11, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

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