Ken Saro-Wiwa Quotes

• The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses, its ills, its perils. He or she must be actively involved shaping its present and its future.

  Ken Saro-Wiwa

  Teacher, Rays, Weakness

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• The most important thing for me is that I've used my talents as a writer to enable the Ogoni people to confront their tormentors. I was not able to do it as a politician or a businessman. My writing did it. And it sure makes me feel good! I'm mentally prepared for the worst, but hopeful for the best. I think I have the moral victory.

  Ken Saro-Wiwa

  Writing, Thinking, People

  Ken Saro-Wiwa (1995). “A Month and a Day: A Detention Diary”, Penguin Group USA

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• I’ll tell you this, I may be dead but my ideas will not die.

  Ken Saro-Wiwa

  Ideas, May, Dies

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