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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.

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Time by itself means nothing, no matter how fast it moves, unless we give it something to carry for us; something we value. Because it is such a precious vehicle, is time.
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The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics.
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After all, if we look closer into ourselves, shall we not admit that the warmth from other people comes so sweet to us when it comes, because, we always carry with us the knowledge of the cold loneliness of death?
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Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
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the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it.
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Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information.
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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.
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It is a matter of some interest, that the only other volume A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt reminds one of is Ake, by Wole Soyinka. What is it about these Yorubas?
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Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa’s young people properly.
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Things are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.
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They had always told me that I wrote like a man.
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Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
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There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.
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I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.
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No matter what anybody says, we can’t have it all. Not if you are a woman. Not yet.
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I’ve written poems about gifts.
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