I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there was something inside me that wanted me to tell who I was, and that would have come out even if I didn't want it. Chinua Achebe beginideainside share on social
An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people. Chinua Achebe artistemperoroppress 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
I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life. Chinua Achebe backgrowknow Change image and share on social
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 mouthpeoplespeak Change image and share on social
Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country. Chinua Achebe countryleavepresident Change image and share on social
Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest. Chinua Achebe americanchildharshness Change image and 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
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn't perhaps completely whole, that something was left out. Chinua Achebe beginchristianitycompletely share on social
The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa in a very bad light and Africans in very lurid terms. The reason for this had to do with the need to justify the slave trade and slavery. Chinua Achebe africaafricanbad share on social
