There is no story that is not true," said Uchendu. "The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.

There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.

In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn't perhaps completely whole, that something was left out.

Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively.

Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation.

Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum... The story is our escort. Without it we are blind... It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle...