The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit. CHINUA ACHEBE Visit
As a rule I don’t like suffering to no purpose. Suffering should be creative, should give birth to something good and lovely. CHINUA ACHEBE Creativity
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn’t perhaps completely whole, that something was left out. CHINUA ACHEBE Fake
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. CHINUA ACHEBE ConfirmSee
While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary. CHINUA ACHEBE
We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck. CHINUA ACHEBE Neck
An artist in my view is always afraid of extremists; he is always afraid of those who claim to have found the ultimate solution to any question. CHINUA ACHEBE
The singer should sing well even if it is merely to himself, rather than dance badly for the whole world. CHINUA ACHEBE Singing
There is that great proverb – that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. CHINUA ACHEBE GlorifyHuntProverb
What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender. CHINUA ACHEBE CitizenshipEthnicityGender
