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People
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Nov 07, 2020

Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation. This is what I try to tell my students: this is one great thing that literature can do - it can make us identify with situations and people far away.

Nov 07, 2020

I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his powerless subjects. That's different from prescribing a way in which a writer should write.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add to that huge number of people writing here when there are so few people writing about somewhere else.

Care
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't care about age very much. I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.

My Life
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Nov 07, 2020

The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.

Different
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Nov 07, 2020

Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.

Harshness
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Nov 07, 2020

Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there was something inside me that wanted me to tell who I was, and that would have come out even if I didn't want it.

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