When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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There is no story that is not true.
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The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.
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The world is large,” said Okonkwo. “I have even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family.” “That cannot be,” said Machi. “You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.
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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.
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Just think of the work you’ve set yourself to do, and do it as well as you can.
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When a man is at peace with his gods and ancestors, his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm.
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It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live.
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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
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Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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