I couldn't decide on a title for my first novel and my editor came up with Everything Good Will Come. After that, I thought I should name my own books.A Bit of Difference seems just right.

I don't have much of an imagination, but I have a mind bank of details, which I play with. It's how I daydream, so writing like that is natural for me.

What works for me is that I read widely and stay focused on my writing. I'm no longer concerned about what happens in the literary marketplace. It is distracting and can lead to discontent.

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell.

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I wanted to share so I learnt how to write and kept going. If I could sing or paint, I would.

I don't remember being a keen reader, but apparently I was. My aunt told me that whenever I was teased for reading, I would say, "To each his own."

People don’t fear the wind until it fells a tree. Then, they say it’s too much.

I don't have a schedule, but I can write for hours non-stop. If I'm drafting a book, I try and do a chapter a day. I dislike first drafts. Revision is a lot more fun, but it takes years.

I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction.

I read Macbeth as a secondary student in Nigeria and it was like an African play to me. It had all the right elements - witches, kings and assassinations.

At some point, practicality requires that you reach out to people in the business. You have to take care of business if you value your work.

No girl can forget the day she lost her virginity, or the circumstance that led to it

We are only human, and the Gods have fashioned us for love. This is our greatest glory and our greatest tragedy.

He took it out like a sprinter, and brought it home like a distance swimmer.

I don't care what people think. people are stupid.

Those who lift their hats shall see Nature as devout do God.

So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well.

i've come to deliver some bad luck -train heartnet

Even as age humbles me it feeds my arrogance. There is still nothing that interests me as much as myself.

So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.

I worked around cattle all my life and I guess I learned all there is to know about it, and I think I can sum it all up in one thing: You can't drink coffee on a running horse.