Boys Quote by Chinua Achebe

“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

“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

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered

— Chinua Achebe

“And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.”

— Chinua Achebe

“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself.”

— Chinua Achebe

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

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

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

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

When there is a big tree small ones climb on its back to reach the sun.

— Chinua Achebe

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

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