Quote by Wole Soyinka
Im not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morn

Im not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That Ive never understood. – Wole Soyinka

Other quotes by Wole Soyinka

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom. – Wole Soyinka

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Freedom
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I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. Wed meet, theyd come and seek me out, wed talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine. – Wole Soyinka

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Future
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Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth. – Wole Soyinka

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Truth
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I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because Im a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me thats how it worked. – Alexis Arguello

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When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture. – Victoria Abril

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