Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.
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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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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A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
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Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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It is the storyteller who makes us what we are, who creates history. The storyteller creates the memory that the survivors must have – otherwise their surviving would have no meaning.
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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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If one finger brings oil it soils the others.
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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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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.
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The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
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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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Women and music should not be dated.
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People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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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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People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them.
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