Wole Soyinka Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?”

“Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company I'm writing for.”

“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.”

“I am convinced that Nigeria would have been a more highly developed country without the oil. I wished we'd never smelled the fumes of petroleum.”

“I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.”

“But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship. But you have to survive and so you devise all kinds of mental exercises and it's amazing.”

“But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.”

“We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.”

“I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down putting words to the paper.”

“There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind.”