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
Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. Chinua Achebe artconstantcreate Change image and share on social
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
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
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse! Chinua Achebe badbadlycareful 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
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
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
The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic. Chinua Achebe goodnigerianpeople 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
