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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.

Chinua Achebe

Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it’s far removed from your situation.
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Beginning Identify People Removal Situation Story Yourself
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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Better Brave Coward Live Praise Worth
Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.
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Hands Literature Ourselves Reality
Storytellers are a threat. They threaten all champions of control, they frighten usurpers of the right-to-freedom of the human spirit — in state, in church or mosque, in party congress, in the university or wherever.
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Control Freedom Human Religion Spirit Threat
If you have leaders who are prepared to incite group against group it is very easy to manufacture reasons and excuses.
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Easy Leadership Manufacture Preparation Reason Yourself
A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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Blame Dry Lips Man
In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
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Deal Fools Goodness Known Man Peace Thinking Yourself
Nobody can teach me who I am.
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Myself Philosophy Teaching
A debt may get mouldy, but it never decays.
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Debt Decay
He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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Brother Fools Treat Worst
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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Animal Lying Philosophy
If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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Children Deep Eat Hands King Value Wash
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
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
An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question.
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Afraid Artist Question Solution Ultimate View
There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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Character Fear Man Nature Oneself Shout

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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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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