Chinua Achebe Quotes about Lying

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While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.

While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.

Chinua Achebe

Real, Lying, Compassion

FaceBook post by Chinua Achebe from Dec 17, 2011

Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache

Chinua Achebe

Lying, Thought Provoking, Lizards

Chinua Achebe (2017). “The African Trilogy: Things Fall Apart; Arrow of God; No Longer at Ease”, p.226, Penguin

The world is large,” said Okonkwo. “I have even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family.” “That cannot be,” said Machi. “You might as well say that the woman lies on top of the man when they are making the babies.

Chinua Achebe

Baby, Children, Lying

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