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 bringdoorknock Change image and share on social
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world. Chinua Achebe consolidateexistgain Change image and share on social
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again. Chinua Achebe 11thbegindemocracy Change image and share on social
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 anklefindneck Change image and share on social
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. Chinua Achebe bluntcompromiseintegrity Change image and share on social
The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room. Chinua Achebe expectfellowfull share on social
People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience. Chinua Achebe experiencehistorypart Change image and share on social
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; it is this. Chinua Achebe diversitygreatidea Change image and share on social
