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We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.

Wole Soyinka

There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?
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Home Idea Life Man Mussel One Only River Shell Soul Tortoise
The man dies in all those that keep silent.
WOLE SOYINKA

All Die Keep Man Silent Those
As a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.
WOLE SOYINKA

Citizen Deny Feel Global Identity Sometimes
We live in a materialist world, and materialism appeals so strongly to humanity, no matter where.
WOLE SOYINKA

Appeal Humanity Live Materialist Matter Strongly
The writer is the visionary of his people… He anticipates, he warns.
WOLE SOYINKA

Anticipate People Visionary Warm Water
Everybody knows that fraternities are a normal culture in all colleges. It exists in all colleges. President Clinton was a member of a fraternity. In fact, anybody who goes to College in the United States is a member of a College fraternity. There is absolutely nothing evil or occultic about fraternity.
WOLE SOYINKA

All College Cultural Everybody Fraternities Know Normal Wexist
Let’s say there are prospects for a new Nigeria, but I don’t think we have a new Nigeria yet.
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Country People Person Prospect Say Yet
My father used to tell me stories before I fell asleep. When the children would gather, at a certain point, I had a tendency to make up my own elementary variations on stories I had heard, or to invent totally new ones.
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Asleep Certain Children Father Fell Gather Point Story Use
Well, some people say I’m pessimistic because I recognize the eternal cycle of evil. All I say is, look at the history of mankind right up to this moment and what do you find?
WOLE SOYINKA

Cycle Eternal Evil People Pessimistic Recognizing Say Some
Writers are human. I shudder to think how I must sometimes appear to others.
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Appear Human Other Shudder Sometimes Think Winter
When I say war, I’m not talking about mental war; I’m talking about totally eliminating the obstacles to transformation of our children.
WOLE SOYINKA

Children Eliminate Mental Obstacle Our Say Talk Totally Transformation War
I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power.
WOLE SOYINKA

Accept Articulated Collective Definition Good Minority Power Privilege Society Specially
Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there’s a lot of work to be done.
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Done Face Feel Get Look Lot People Work
Some of us – poets are not exactly poets. We live sometimes – beyond the word.
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Beyond Exactly Live Some Poet Sometimes World
Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.
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Control Domination Form Lie Power Selective Therefore Truth
Romance is the sweetening of the soul With fragrance offered by the stricken heart.
WOLE SOYINKA

Fragrance Heart Offer Romance Soul Sticken Sweetening

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