Unless I'm writing in the Igbo language, I use a language developed elsewhere, which is English. That affects the way I write. It even affects to some extent the stories I write.
A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday. - Chinua Achebe
A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
- Chinua Achebe
Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself. - Chinua Achebe
Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.
There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts. - Chinua Achebe
There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye … - Chinua Achebe
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye …
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. - Chinua Achebe
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.
The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has … - Chinua Achebe
The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has …
Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook. - Chinua Achebe
Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.
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
There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.
If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all. - Chinua Achebe
If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.
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