Chinua Achebe Quotes about Life

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A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.

A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.

Chinua Achebe

Life, Men, Transition

Chinua Achebe (2009). “Things Fall Apart: Authoritative Text, Contexts and Criticism”, W W Norton & Company Incorporated

In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murderer in the chest-without asking to be paid.

Chinua Achebe

Life, Asking, Inspired

A Man of the People ch. 13 (1966)