Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. C
  4. Chinua Achebe
  5. In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life ...

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)
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.