There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
CHINUA ACHEBEIf one finger brings oil it soils the others.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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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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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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The lizard that jumped from a high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no-one else did.
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The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.
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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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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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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.
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A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.
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Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.
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When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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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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