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I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.

Chinua Achebe

Do not be in a hurry to rush into the pleasures of the world like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come.
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Dance Hurry Lame Pleasure
The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use.
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Different Kind Language Price Submission World
Women and music should not be dated.
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Date Music Woman
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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Children Family Man Sex Tribe Woman World
I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.
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Growth Life Old People Thinking
I don’t like to see mistakes on the typewriter. I like a perfect script. On the typewriter I will sometimes leave a phrase that is not right, not what I want, simply because to change it would be a bit messy.
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Change Mistake Myself Perfection Script See Simplicity
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don’t always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse!
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End Government Known Leadership Oneself Problem Worst
A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
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Himself Man Worth
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.
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Charity Forget Goodness Lying Necessary Reality Solution Work
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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Himself Man Trouble
As a rule I don’t like suffering to no purpose. Suffering should be creative, should give birth to something good and lovely.
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Creativity Love Purpose Rule Suffering
One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide to go back now, there will be so many problems – where will I find the physical therapy and other things that I now require?
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Angry Collapse Quit Reason Therapy Trouble
Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying for a readership as they begin to write. But it should be the quality of the craft, not the audience, that should be the greatest motivating factor.
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Audience Beginning Factor Praying Writing
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Bone Fall Myself Son
Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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Break Oneself Wings
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.
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Mouth Old Ourselves People Sweet

I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.

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