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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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Dont despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish. Because the best things are always growing in secret. – Ben Okri

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

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The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure. – Ben Okri

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All things must change to something new, to something strange. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Im trying to change the culture in New York City thats hard enough! – Michael Bloomberg

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