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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.

Chinua Achebe

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
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Creation Inspirational People Story Success
A goat does not eat into a hen’s stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
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Friendship Goat Hen Stomach
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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Art Conversation Eat Word
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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Adventure Kindness Myself Way
A coward may cover the ground with his words but when the time comes to fight he runs away.
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Coward Fight Run Time War
Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.
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Government Leadership Politics
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
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Compromise Integrity Refusal Test True
Dancing is very important nowadays. No girl will look at you if you can’t dance.
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Dance Important See Yourself
We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.
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Break Children Live Prayer Wing
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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Beyond Blind Cattle Ourselves Warrior
Each of my books is different. Deliberately. I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.
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Book Creation Different Myself People
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
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered.
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Bone Fall Myself Son
If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own. If you don’t like what somebody says, say what it is you don’t like.
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Expression Feeling Story Talk
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
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Humanity Ourselves Value
When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth
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Man Watch Young

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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