Ben Okri Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

Ben Okri quotes and sayings page 5 (poet). These are the last 8 out of 48 quotes we have.

“It is not important for me as a writer that you leave a piece of writing of mine with either an agreement or even a resonance with what I have said. What is important is that you leave with the resonance of what you have felt and what you thought in reaction to that.”

“The poem is never complete in the mind. It emerges, and then it's like an act of unveiling. The unveiling is the longest and most difficult part of it.”

“Artists and writers have to deal with the element that makes the real real and the dream real while you are dreaming it. That's where stories and poems get their power.”

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

“I know that human beings are capable of anything.”

“I was going to be a scientist.”

“I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels. But poetry was always there.”

“If you are working in an office, where do you find the time to write a novel? But you can finish a short story in five pages. Furthermore, a short story is a perfect place to learn the craft.”