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"Literature is the vehicle for cultural rebirth. Literature should at all times reflect the life of mankind."

— Olu Obafemi

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"Theatre is not just about entertainment but an effective medium to mirror the pains in society to the rest of the world."

"Writers must use the theatre to express the dissatisfaction of the people whenever tyranny threatens societal values."

"I’m a political writer. I have moral investment into how this nation is run."

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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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