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Chinua Achebe Quotes



Quotes by Chinua Achebe - (10 quotes)

Chinua Achebe - From the Aging category:

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Art category:

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Creativity category:

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Desperation category:

It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Earth category:

The impatient idealist says: 'Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.' But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Greatness category:

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Integrity category:

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Music category:

Women and music should not be dated. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Suffering category:

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool. (Chinua Achebe)

Chinua Achebe - From the Writing category:

Writers don't give prescriptions. They give headaches! (Chinua Achebe)