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.
CHINUA ACHEBEWhen a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
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There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
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A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands.
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We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.
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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. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.
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What a man does not know is greater than he.
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People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.
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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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If I hold her hand she says, ‘Don’t touch!’ If I hold her foot she says ‘Don’t touch!’ But when I hold her waist-beads she pretends not to know.
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Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.
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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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An angry man is always a stupid man.
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