The novel since its origins has been the privatization of history... the history of private life ... and in that sense every novel is an historical novel.

A person who thinks he is right, causes great hurt to others and that is why hurt will come to him. A person who believes ‘I am right’, causes a lot of pain to others.

Nigeria has divided itself into PDP and APC.The PDP is to go on making mistakes while APC is to prevent mistakes from being corrected.

I think the hardest thing is to know what you want, ask for it, and then to stop talking.

Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.

Repetition is the mother of pedagogy

By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.

The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.

The trouble with excuses, however, is that they become inevitably difficult to believe after they’ve been used a couple of times.

I live by syllogisms: God is love. Love is blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God. I don't know what I'd believe in if it wasn't for that.

Ah, you know my weaknesses--my children and my horses.