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
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
I do not think that there is any time in our history when things were perfect. I do not expect such times… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Every generation must find its mission and fulfill it, as Fanon said - or betray it. So it is not something that… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Colonial rule means that power, initiative is taken away from you by somebody else who makes your decisions. If that goes on… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
We live in a society that is in transition from oral to written. There are oral stories that are still there, not… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
To the question of writing at all we have sometimes been counselled to forget it, or rather the writing of books. What… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
A good leader for instance is somebody like Nelson Mandela. I do not have seen such people coming every generation, maybe every… — 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 Image
“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 Image
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered — 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
“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself.” — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
When there is a big tree small ones climb on its back to reach the sun. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
