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"African literature continues to thrive because it is rooted in stories that refuse to die."

— Nnorom Azuonye

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"Poetry is a way of preserving memory against the erosion of time. It keeps alive what history often forgets."

"The Nigerian writer today has more opportunities than ever before, but must also work harder to be heard above the noise."

"I believe that every genuine poem begins in wonder and ends in discovery."

"Literature builds bridges across cultures; it reminds us that our humanity is larger than our differences."

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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