I prefer to go on trying all kinds of things, not to be told, This is the way it is done.
CHINUA ACHEBEIt 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.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.
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Whatever music you beat on your drum there is somebody who can dance to it.
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A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
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Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache
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Every generation must find its mission and fulfill it, as Fanon said – or betray it. So it is not something that you can write up on the wall, saying this is what has to be done. Every generation has to discover what it needs to do.
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It has always been quite apparent to me that no important story can fail to tell us something of value to us.
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A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.
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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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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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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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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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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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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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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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A disease that has never been seen before cannot be cured with every-day herbs.
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