Wole Soyinka Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“All religions accept that there is something called 'criminality.' And criminality cannot be excused by religious fervour.”

“Art is solace; art is vision, and when I pick up a literary work, I am a consumer of literature for its own sake.”

“I love beauty. But I like the beauty accidentally, not dished up, served up on a platter.”

“You cannot live a normal existence if you haven't taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you hold which in fact define your very existence.”

“I don't know any other way to live but to wake up every day armed with my convictions, not yielding them to the threat of danger and to the power and force of people who might despise me.”

“I'm 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 I've never understood.”

“Education is lacking in most of those who pontificate.”

“I like my peace and quiet whenever I can grab it.”

“No human is completely fearless.”

“Some people think the Nobel Prize makes you bullet-proof. I never had that illusion.”