Africa is to Europe as the picture is to Dorian Gray-a carrier onto whom the master unloads his physical & moral deformities.
CHINUA ACHEBEDo 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.
More Chinua Achebe Quotes
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The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.
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It 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.
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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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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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There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
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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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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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When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.
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He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.
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Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum… The story is our escort. Without it we are blind… It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle.
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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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Nobody can teach me who I am.
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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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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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Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.
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