Ben Okri Quotes - Page 4

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• To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.

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  Home, Homeless

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• I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends' floors, was happy, was miserable.

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  Miserable, Homeless, Wit

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• I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it.

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  Stress, Writing, Hands

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• I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare.

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  Home, Literature, London

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• We are living in enchanted time. With our spirits right.

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  Spirit, Enchanted

  Ben Okri (2012). “Mental Fight”, p.7, Random House

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• I was going to be a scientist.

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  Scientist

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• I'm conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. There's hardly a day that goes past on which I don't write poetry.

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  Writing, Past, Circles

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• If you are working in an office, where do you find the time to write a novel? But you can finish a short story in five pages. Furthermore, a short story is a perfect place to learn the craft

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  Writing, Perfect, Office

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