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. Ben Okri agreementfeltimportant share on social
The worst time was 1983. Love and life and everything went wrong. I reached absolute rock bottom. I saw the Minotaur at the bottom of the abyss. I learnt of the harshness of the world and its impartiality to human failure. Ben Okri absoluteabyssbad share on social
Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide. Ben Okri arthidemagic Change image and share on social
To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home. Ben Okri findhomehomeless Change image and share on social
I study people all the time. For some reason, we're not very good at seeing what's there or hearing what we're hearing. Ben Okri goodhearpeople Change image and share on social
I'm conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. There's hardly a day that goes past on which I don't write poetry. Ben Okri begincircleconscious share on social
The strange thing about Africa is how past, present and future come together in a kind of rough jazz, if you like. Ben Okri africafuturejazz Change image and share on social
The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, it's about us, it's about the reader. Ben Okri absolutelyreaderwrite Change image and share on social
The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing. Ben Okri attentioncommondraw Change image and share on social
I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare. Ben Okri dickenhomeliterature Change image and share on social