“Without stories we would go mad. Life would lose its moorings or lose its orientations. even in silence we are living our stories” Ben Okri Source: Birds of Heaven Life , Silence , Madness
“To see the madness and yet walk a perfect silver line…. That's what the true story-teller should be: a great guide, a clear mind, who can walk a silver line in hell or madness.” Ben Okri Source: Birds of Heaven Hell , Perfection , Madness