"Romance is the sweetening of the soulWith fragrance offered by the stricken heart." ― Wole Soyinka From Wole Soyinka Writer Added on 1/31/2026 About Wole Soyinka Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist and the first African laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work spans drama, memoir, and political commentary. Born: 1934-07-13 View all quotes from Wole Soyinka