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At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet.

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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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Ghana is like a lion without a head
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Humans, not places, make memories.
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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism.
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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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It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.
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Things are working out… towards their dazzling conclusions.
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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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People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.
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Once an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not difficult.
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Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.
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O yes, everyone gets lonely some time or other.
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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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Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.
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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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