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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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It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
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Artist Country Understandable
Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.
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Come Inspirational Life Must Place Sometimes Unlike
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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Admit Closer Come Death Knowledge Loneliness Ourselves People Warmth
Love is fine for singing about and love songs are good to listen to, sometimes even to dance to. But when we need food for our stomachs and clothes for our backs, love is nothing. Ah my lady, the last man any woman should think of marrying is the man she loves.
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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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Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write when I was too young to know what was good for me.
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Catch Courage Found Myself Once Start Too While Wonder Write Young
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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Carry Mean Mov Nothing Precious Something Time Unless Value Vehicle
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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Best Consider Knife Neither One Riddle Sharpen Side Solve Way
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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I’ve written poems about gifts.
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Gift Poem Written
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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Chance Force never Powerful Progress Underestimate
Ghana is like a lion without a head
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Ghanam Like Head Lion Without
I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.
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Always Poetry Very Want When Write Young
Humans, not places, make memories.
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Human Memorize Place
For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.
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