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The problem with literature, with writing, is that it works sometimes in terms of correction of social ills. Other times, it just does not suffice.
— Wole Soyinka
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I am a glutton for tranquility.
— Wole Soyinka
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I'm not sure I'm trying to communicate a message. I'm just trying to be part of the movement away from the unacceptable present.
— Wole Soyinka
Tags: message, just, present, trying
The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.
— Wole Soyinka
Tags: his, writer, he, people
Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.
— Wole Soyinka
Tags: who, writing, wish, truth
I'm an Afro-realist. I take what comes, and I do my best to affect what is unacceptable in society.
— Wole Soyinka
Tags: affect, take, society, best
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