The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.Musings on Ben Okri and Jeremy Corbyn in conversation at the SouthBank – 15th July 2016
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Ben Okri is a Nigerian poet and novelist known for his rich storytelling and imaginative works that often blend reality and fantasy. He gained international acclaim for his novel "The Famished Road," which won the Booker Prize in 1991, making him the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious award at the time.
b. 1959
The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.Musings on Ben Okri and Jeremy Corbyn in conversation at the SouthBank – 15th July 2016
Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.
When you can imagine you begin to create and when you begin to create you realize that you can create a world that you prefer to live in, rather than a world that you're suffering in.
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