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Ben Okri Quotes - Page 3

The strange thing about Africa is how past, present and future come together in a kind of rough jazz, if you like.

"Magical Ben Okri casts a spell on his readers". Interview with Nima Elbagir, edition.cnn.com. June 28, 2011.

a dream can be the highest point of a life

Ben Okri (2015). “The Famished Road”, p.574, Random House

When chaos is the god of an era, clamorous music is the deity's chief instrument.

Ben Okri (2015). “Stars Of The New Curfew”, p.71, Random House

The best writing is not about the writer, the best writing is absolutely not about the writer, it's about us, it's about the reader.

"Magical Ben Okri casts a spell on his readers". Interview with Nima Elbagir, edition.cnn.com. June 28, 2011.

I learned that life will go through changes - up and down and up again. It's what life does.

"Ben Okri: My family values". Interview with Juliet Rix, www.theguardian.com. June 25, 2010.