Charity . . . Is The Opium

The World Is Like A Mask Dancing. If You Want To See It Well, You Do Not Stand In One Place.

Whenever I Try To Do Anything On A Typewriter, It's Like Having This Machine Between Me And The Words; What Comes Out Is Not Quite What Would Come Out If I Were Scribbling.

He Is A Fool Who Treats His Brother Worse Than A Stranger.

In America There Is Really Very Little Knowledge Of The Literature Of The Rest Of The World. Of The Literature Of Latin America, Yes, But That's Not All That Different In Inspiration From That Of America, Or Of Europe. One Must Go Further. You Don't Even Have To Go Too Far In Terms Of Geography - You Can Start With The Native Americans And Listen To Their Poetry.

The Trouble With Nigeria Is Simply And Squarely A Failure Of Leadership.