In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
There’s no way to escape the culture that has evolved, from which we ourselves have evolved. Naturally, we stress it, break it up, reassemble it to suit our own needs. But it is there – a source of vital strength. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
History teaches us to beware of the excitation of the liberated and the injustices that often accompany their righteous thirst for justice. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
Some of the greatest uprisings and consequent civil wars in Mexico have centered squarely on the ownership of land. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
Writers and intellectuals have a duty to humanity. It is to insist that the human entity remains the primary asset in overall development; thus, it must be safeguarded. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
My father was a schoolteacher, and so I had the advantage of both western educational instruction in the school, as well as what you might call the process of imbibing the traditional processes of education instruction around me. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
Military dictatorship, you can focus on it, you can fight it directly. It’s a band of power-driven people. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
I’m an Afro-realist. I take what comes, and I do my best to affect what is unacceptable in society. Wole Soyinka Read Quote
