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Chinua Achebe (2011). “No Longer at Ease”, p.16, Anchor. 22 Copy quote. There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts. Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe (1996). “Things Fall Apart”, p.99, Heinemann. 7 Copy quote. The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.
- “If you don't like someone's story, write your own.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.” ― Chinua Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah.
- “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
- Chinua Achebe
- 1958
- “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
- “There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.” ― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart.
- “A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon.
- “There is no story that is not true.” ― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart.
20 of the best book quotes from Chinua Achebe. “As soon as his father walked in, that night, Nwoye knew that Ikemefuna had been killed, and something seemed to give way inside him, like the snapping of a tightened bow. He did not cry. He just hung limp.”. “Nwoye always wondered who Nnadi was and why he should live all by himself, cooking ...
In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murderer in the chest-without asking to be paid. Chinua Achebe. Life, Asking, Inspired. A Man of the People ch. 13 (1966)
1. “Among the Igbo, the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.”. – Chinua Achebe. 2. “A man’s life from birth to death was a series of transition rites, which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.”. – Chinua Achebe.
Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break. As our fathers said, you can tell a ripe corn by its look. A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
