Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
AMA ATA AIDOOIts a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
AMA ATA AIDOOThings are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.
AMA ATA AIDOOTime 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.
AMA ATA AIDOOI’ve written poems about gifts.
AMA ATA AIDOONo matter what anybody says, we can’t have it all. Not if you are a woman. Not yet.
AMA ATA AIDOOAfter 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?
AMA ATA AIDOOLife is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.
AMA ATA AIDOOSometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
AMA ATA AIDOOIt is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
AMA ATA AIDOOPoliticians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa’s young people properly.
AMA ATA AIDOOthe 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.
AMA ATA AIDOOHumans, not places, make memories.
AMA ATA AIDOOToyin 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.
AMA ATA AIDOOI always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.
AMA ATA AIDOOPeople are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.
AMA ATA AIDOOThere 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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