“I like to say, 'I spend one-third of my time in Nigeria, one-third in ...” — Wole Soyinka Quote

“I like to say, 'I spend one-third of my time in Nigeria, one-third in Europe or America, and one-third on a plane.'”

“Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an antagonism, which will hardly ever be resolved. I can define in fact, can simplify the history of human society, the evolution of human society, as a contest between power and freedom.”

“There is not a special imposition on writers to be activists. All that does is encourage writers to write propaganda. Propaganda can be written by anybody, including dictators.”

“It's unwise to say nation-states wanting to retain their national identity in Europe should be dissuaded or stopped from doing so. Nationalism can go wrong, sure - but everything can go wrong.”

“I think we have really integrated well around Manchester. This is the place where we feel at home. We like it here, we love the English way of life and we prefer it much, much more than the south of Europe.”

“I spent two weeks in Paris by myself. That was my first time in Europe.”