BEN OKRI

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The story has instituted itself as the most relaxed, the most prolific, and perhaps the easiest way to communicate.

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To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralized nation tells demoralized stories to itself. Because of the story-tellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible in the application of their art: they could unwittingly help along the psychic destruction of their people. — Ben Okri


That’s a quote from a tiny book called Birds of Heaven given to me by a reader in New York. 


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Crystals are a kind of frozen idea of paradise.


 They show us that the form of something alone can pierce the heart. – Ben Okri


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                    [Summary] => If they can’t then they have no business running for president. It is sheer hypocrisy to say that Tagalog is the national language – it is not, not for as long as the language of government, of business, of cultural intercourse is English – not Tagalog. This is the fact of Filipino life – the language of instruction in the universities is English, the major newspapers are in English, the scientific and intellectual discourse is English. Therefore the well trained and educated Filipino is an English speaker.
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Where there is perfection, there is no story to tell

By Bong R. Osorio | March 18, 2013 - 12:00am

The story has instituted itself as the most relaxed, the most prolific, and perhaps the easiest way to communicate.

Lifestyle Business

The need for new stories

By Jim Paredes | February 25, 2007 - 12:00am

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralized nation tells demoralized stories to itself. Because of the story-tellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible...

Sunday Lifestyle

Pick of the glitter

By PENNYLANE By Rebecca C. Rodriguez | June 15, 2005 - 12:00am

Crystals are a kind of frozen idea of paradise. They show us that the form of something alone can pierce the heart. – Ben Okri

Fashion and Beauty

Can FPJ and Noli de Castro argue in English?

By HINDSIGHT By F. Sionil Jose | December 14, 2003 - 12:00am

If they can’t then they have no business running for president. It is sheer hypocrisy to say that Tagalog is the national language – it is not, not for as long as the language of government, of business,...

Sunday Lifestyle