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