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- “Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone.”
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Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself. Chinua Achebe. Who I Am, Thought Provoking, Needs. FaceBook post by Chinua Achebe from Feb 17, 2012. 334 Copy quote.
- “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.
Things Fall Apart Quotes Showing 1-30 of 102. “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
I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. Many writers can't make a living.
Nov 16, 2017 · Love 12 Chinua Achebe (16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor and critic, best known for his novel Things Fall Apart ( US – UK ), considered to be the most widely read book in modern African Literature and winner of the Man Booker International Prize in 2007.
Several quotes in ‘Things Fall Apart’ perfectly encapsulate the themes within the novel, as well as illuminate the overarching philosophy of both the community and the author himself. Here are some of the most important quotes in ‘Things Fall Apart.’
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