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I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When

I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri

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The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, its about us, its about the reader. – Ben Okri

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