199 Quotes by Wole Soyinka

But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That’s all.

No man beholds his mother’s womb Yet who denies it’s there? Coiled To the navel of the world is that Endless cord that links us all To the great Origin. If I lose my way. The trailing cord will bring me to the roots.

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That’s why I call it the most social of the various art forms.

I never hesitated, as a student, in embracing the necessity of violence. In South Africa, I didn’t just accept it; I looked forward to it as a mission.

Well, first of all I’ll say that I come alive best in theater.

I’m not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I’ve never understood.

Don’t take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.

Sadness is twilight’s kiss on earth.

Today, the constituency of fear has become much broader, far less selective.