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title: "1 Story Characters Quotes By Uwem Akpan"
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> [For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with the environment... I try to apply my imagination to what could have happened and how a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/for-me-as-i-ve-said-many-times-the-story-is-not-research-the-story-is/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

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## More by Uwem Akpan

> [For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/for-me-as-i-ve-said-many-times-the-story-is-not-research-the-story-is/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I think fiction allows us to sit for a while with people we would rather not meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-think-fiction-allows-us-to-sit-for-a-while-with-people-we-would/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit...it reaches folks who don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-d-say-my-religious-life-has-shaped-my-worldview-my-writing-i-d-say/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-always-felt-my-writing-could-benefit-from-the-attention-of/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-believe-that-jesus-was-both-priest-and-poet-imagine-those-powerful/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I'm happy if my book makes you want to kiss your family... if we can reconcile with each other no matter where we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-m-happy-if-my-book-makes-you-want-to-kiss-your-family-if-we-can/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-don-t-believe-in-the-art-for-art-s-sake-philosophy-with-the-raw/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [Maybe if we can find time to hug and cherish our families and the people around us, child suicide or college suicide wouldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/maybe-if-we-can-find-time-to-hug-and-cherish-our-families-and-the/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [After the phone call from The New Yorker, I walked more than a mile to church to thank God. But then I told God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/after-the-phone-call-from-the-new-yorker-i-walked-more-than-a-mile-to/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I have been very afraid of writing about other cultures and countries. I've been worried about getting the research wrong. I ask a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-have-been-very-afraid-of-writing-about-other-cultures-and-countries/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/i-believe-artists-should-be-able-to-step-into-other-people-s/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

> [Though people are more important than money, I'm not convinced these large sums of money paid out to victims is the best. Listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uwem-akpan/though-people-are-more-important-than-money-i-m-not-convinced-these/)

[Uwem Akpan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uwem-akpan/)

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