"The greatest tragedy is not to have a story, but to have a story that is not told."

"The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said that he would praise himself if no one else did."

"The white man has a religion of his own, which he brought to us. We have our own religion. We should not abandon our own for his."

"Storytellers are a threat. They are subversive. They are dangerous. They are often dismissed, but they are also essential."

"Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching."