It was a revelation for me, in a practical sense, that you could write in an African language and still reach an audience beyond that language through the art of translation.

If poverty was to be sold three cents today, i can't buy it.

Christianity and Western civilization-what countless crimes have been committed in thy name!

There is no way we can survive as a nation in the world without finding unity.

Life, struggle, even amidst pain and blood and poverty, seemed beautiful.

We can appreciate each other's languages. And the question of being uncomfortable about our languages would go away.

I'm more trying to connect; I'm more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.

What's good about writing is that when you write novels or fiction, people can see that the problems in one region are similar to problems in another region.

A person who acquires English has access to all the things that that language makes possible.

We think of politics in terms of power and who has the power. Politics is the end to which that power is put.

For me, being in prison writing in an African language was a way of saying: "Even if you put me in prison, I will keep on writing in the language which made you put me in prison."

Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.

I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.

If I look at the mass I will never act.

The love of truth has its reward in heaven and even on earth.

I dunno, there were always people believing in me, but you just gotta be confident in whatever you wanna do.

Men are fools who forget what really matters while time goes by.

Do what is right... do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative - thats important. Dont follow what other people are doing.

One should see that all appearance is like mist and fog.

An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.

I love cigarettes. Love them. I think the more positive approach you have to smoking, the less harmful it is.