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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.
All Quotes. Quotes By Chinua Achebe. 102 quotes from Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1): ‘The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion.
- Chinua Achebe
- 1958
- “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.
It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone.”. ― Chinua Achebe, quote from Things Fall Apart. Copy text. “The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.”. ― Chinua Achebe, quote from Things Fall Apart. Copy text. “A child cannot pay for its mother’s milk.”.
That is what your religion tells us.” “It does not tell you that dead men return.”. 14 quotes from No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2): ‘The impatient idealist says: 'Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.'.
- Chinua Achebe
- 1960
Okonkwo’s father was disrespected and derided for being cowardly, effeminate, weak, and unsuccessful, and so Okonkwo resolved to not be these things. His extreme desire to not be seen as weak often came at the expense of his relationship with others around him. Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man.
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Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break. Chinua Achebe. 1. 2. Collection of sourced quotations from Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe. Share with your friends the best quotes from Things Fall Apart.
