Chinua Achebe Quotes - Page 2
Chinua Achebe (1992). “Things Fall Apart”, Everyman's Library
Chinua Achebe (1986). “Arrow of God”, p.16, Heinemann
Chinua Achebe (1988). “Anthills of the Savannah”, p.27, Heinemann
Chinua Achebe (1996). “Things Fall Apart”, p.37, Heinemann
Chinua Achebe (2012). “Girls at War”, p.42, Anchor
The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.
Chinua Achebe (1986). “Arrow of God”, p.153, Heinemann
A goat does not eat into a hen's stomach no matter how friendly the two may be.
Chinua Achebe (1988). “A Man of the People”, p.125, Heinemann
Chinua Achebe (2011). “The Education of a British-Protected Child”, p.67, Penguin UK
We do not seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt us may he break his neck.
Chinua Achebe (2011). “No Longer at Ease”, p.12, Anchor
Chinua Achebe (1996). “Things Fall Apart”, p.53, Heinemann
Chinua Achebe (2012). “There Was a Country: A Memoir”, p.22, Penguin
We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.
Chinua Achebe (2011). “The Education of a British-Protected Child”, p.143, Penguin UK
A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?
Chinua Achebe (2012). “Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays”, p.118, Anchor