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Nii Ayikwei Parkes Quotes

born 1974

Nii Ayikwei Parkes (born 1 April 1974), born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa who in April 2014 were named as part of the Hay Festival's prestigious Africa 39 project.

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They begin in my head, triggered by things that happen outside my head – usually an image or a sound, those are my primary stimuli – but my creation begins in sound.

When one starts on the path to evil good counsel sounds like a joke. Pg130

I’m a patient and humble reader and I like to learn and nurture. I don’t know what that says about what to expect from the course, but good poems will be written.

The brave man displays his courage and strength on the battlefield, not at home. Pg107

They say nothing is other than what you see, but it is also true that nothing is other than what you don't see. Pg168

And when fear catches you, it returns you to screaming, your first language. Pg7

The wise ones say that everything in this world is like sleep; it comes and goes. It is so with happiness and madness. Pg103

If you look you will see that whatever happens the birds will sing their song. Pg1

Ei, the elders say that news is as restless as a bird [5]

He couldn't accept, as his grandfather's fellow had, that it was meant to be. His grandfather's life was not sunset, some light that went out whether you liked it or not. [32]

And I tell them that it is not just about beauty because beauty doesn't pay debts. But do they listen? Pg13

Remember that the monkey was eating long before the farmer was born . Pg9

I wanted to tell him that you do not light a fire under a fruit-bearing tree, but these young people think they invented knowledge so I ignored him. Pg9

“If my heart is broken, I should be thankful that I was blessed to have loved but I cannot live that wisely. That’s why I cry ”

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nii Ayikwei Parkes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.