Ben Okri Quotations | Page 2

Painters ought to be mute. Speech is the enemy of expression.

I lived rough, by my wits, was homeless, lived on the streets, lived on friends' floors, was happy, was miserable.

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

When you stop inventing reality then you see things as they really are.

I learned that life will go through changes - up and down and up again. It's what life does.

Wholeness is the enemy of the artist. We ought to be broken, ruined in some way.

People are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves.

We are living in enchanted time. With our spirits right.

I was going to be a scientist.

To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.