I have found that I work best when I am at home in Nigeria. But one learns to work in other places. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.” — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership, — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The people you see in Nigeria today have always lived as neighbors in the same space for as long as we can… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated very badly… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
In Nigeria, there is energy, whether it is Lagos, which is sheer anarchy, but it is not lethargic. It is strong, even… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I think not just Nigeria but I think the whole of Africa has to turn back to the rural areas and that's… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The market literature, which was particularly strong in Igboland, in Onitsha, today it is no longer strong. It is one of the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
We know the potentiality of Nigeria and the talent and the resources and to see it having no effect on the lives… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people – mothers, children, babies, civilians – lost their lives as… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
My books have done extremely well, I know. But I don't honestly feel much different from when I began to write. I… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
What has happened to Africa is very severe. We are talking about the collapse of this and the collapse of that, of… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Those who are talking sharia in Nigeria are really just politicians exploiting what they think is available. But if it should turn… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murdered… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.” — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself.” — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain is just… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
I do not actually see how art, literature can be anything other that being in that domain of trying to tell us, trying to… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands. In one of my essays,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane. H. P. LOVECRAFT, attributed, Telling It Like It Is Dancing is very important nowadays.… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“Then listen to me,' he said and cleared his throat. 'It's true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
