We must look at ourselves differently. We are freer than we think. We haven't begun to live yet. The man whose light has come on in his head, in his … - Ben Okri

Apart from a mark on my palm I had managed to avoid being discovered. It may simply have been that I had grown tired of coming and going. It is terrible to forever remain in-between.

We feared the heartlessness of human beings, all of whom are born blind, few of whom ever learn to see.

When we’ve been travelling around I’ve often thought: Oh, this would be a good place to be, and that would be an excellent place to live. And yet, after I’ve seen everything I’ve decided that home, wherever that may be, is the place for feelings of peace. And if I can be at peace with myself then that is the most important thing. I think travelling teaches one that.