“He who will hold another down in the mud must stay in the mud to keep in down” – Chinua Achebe

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism” – Wole Soyinka

“What people do during crisis tells you most about them” – Nnedi Okorafor

“The magician and the politician have much in common: They both have to draw our attention away from what they really doing” – Ben Okri

“The biggest part of you is on the inside of you” – Ibukun Awosika

“Show a people as one thing, only one thing, over and over again, and that is what they become” – Chimamanada Adichie

“People think about the word “fearless” to mean without fear. I see it to actually mean ‘with fear but you do it anyway’ – Luvvie Ajayi Jones

“When the clouds of opportunity start to rain, don’t bring out spoons, bring bathtubs!” – Cyprian Akamnonu

“Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’ uniqueness” – Ola Joseph

“Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” – Jaachynma N.E. Agu

“Until lions have their own historians, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter” – Chinua Achebe

“Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth” – Wole Soyinka