Odafe Atogun
Odafe Atogun is a Nigerian writer.
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Quotes
[edit]Taduno's Song (2016)
[edit]- Studying the handwriting on the envelope, his eyes lit up in recognition. But then a frown crept across his face and he wondered how a letter simply marked TADUNO—no last name, no address, just Taduno—managed to reach him in a nameless foreign town.
- Page 1
- Build a life elsewhere.
- Lela's words to Taduno. Page 3
- Did you have to sneak home like a thief in the night?
- Page 3
- You showed up claiming to be somebody we know. We all see you as a man who has lost his identity—in fact, a man who has lost his mind…
- Page 24
- For me, writing is a journey, and the start of that journey is a well-worn ritual that I must observe for several days before I can even begin.
- I write mostly at night when the world is asleep, and when the world stirs I allow myself a couple of hours’ sleep
- I could stay under the shower for an eternity. Maybe in my next life I will come back as a fish.
- It is almost noon by the time I sit down at my perfectly arranged desk, and from then I write until my neighbour’s dogs start to bark. They can’t see me but I glare at them through my window anyway. The harder I glare the louder they bark. I keep writing while they bark and tell myself that I must learn to write to the barking of dogs. If they refuse to stop, I open the window, place a small speaker on the ledge and play loud music. I leave my study for a while and use the opportunity to get something to eat. The music often does the trick: the dogs stop barking and I can return to my study to continue writing.
- Life is so funny. Ironic. I used to believe that my books would make me rich, but it looks like it might be the computer that produced my books that makes me rich.
- Sometimes, when I’m drained from writing, I take a break and count my shoes, of which there are a few dozen. I remember the days when I had no shoes at all, as a child living under a master who had two wives.
- I go to sleep at about 8.30pm, waking up just before midnight to continue my work. It is much calmer at night, there is perfect peace.
- This is my life now. I’m grateful that I have arrived at this point. This is where I had always wanted to be; writing full-time is much more challenging than I had imagined, but I’m truly enjoying the experience and learning from it each day.
