I can be a very sarcastic person, and sometimes people take every word I say literally.

I always draw from things around me that people around me have gone through… The story that could be taken really literally is not from my life exactly. But bits and pieces are, and the sentiment behind it is.

The world is a richer place because of literature

In literature, we find the universality of human experience

The beauty of literature is in its ambiguity

The power of literature lies in its ability to transcend borders and boundaries

The world of literature is a world of endless possibilities

The power of literature is that it brings us inside a person, a situation, a place, and allows us to see the world through their eyes.

The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.

What I can say is that it was clear to many of us that an indigenous African literary renaissance was overdue. A major objective was to challenge stereotypes, myths, and the image of ourselves and our continent, and to recast them through stories- prose, poetry, essays, and books for our children. That was my overall goal.

I’ve been so transient, I’ve been on my own since I was 16. I didn’t even have my own place until I was 32 years old. I literally lived out of bags for 16-plus years.

Democrats literally hate all police officers.

Blood alone literally moves the wheels of history.