"If you are working in an office, where……" — Ben Okri
"If you are working in an office, where do you find the time to write a novel? But you can finish a short story in five pages. Furthermore, a short story is a perfect place to learn the craft."
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89 Quotes by Ben Okri
Ben Okri has 89 quotes on this site.
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Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.
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To see the madness and yet walk a perfect silver line. ... That's what the true story-teller should be: a…
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Bad things will happen and good things too. Your life will be full of surprises. Miracles happen only where there…
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Reading, therefore, is a co-production between writer and reader. The simplicity of this tool is astounding. So little, yet out…
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The road will never swallow you. The river of destiny will always overcome evil. May you understand your fate. Suffering…
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The Nigerian storyteller Ben Okri says that ‘In a fractured age, when cynicism is god, here is a possible heresy:…
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Destiny plans a different route and fulfills the dream in ways we couldn't have expected.
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In the beginning there was a river. The river became a road and the road branched out to the whole…
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The worst realities of our age are manufactured realities. It is therefore our task, as creative participants in the universe,…
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I'm fascinated by the mysterious element that runs through our lives. Everyone is looking out of the world through their…
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To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who…
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Literature doesn't have a country. Shakespeare is an African writer. His Falstaff, for example, is very African in his appetite…
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More Craft Quotes
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has…
— Balthus
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— Honore de Balzac
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
— Dirk Benedict
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
— Dirk Benedict
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As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my…
— Justin Bieber
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The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
— Giotto di Bondone
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first…
— Richard Branson
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just…
— Nick Cannon
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I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that…
— John Carpenter
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