Creative Quotations from . . .
Chinua Achebe
(1930-____) born on Nov 16
Nigerian novelist. "He described how imposed Western values led to social and psychological disorientation of traditional African society; "Things Fall Apart," 1959."
 
   
F
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.

R
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.
A
People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
N
"When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool."
K
A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""No Longer At Ease," 1961."
R: "Award Lecture, "What Has Literature Got to Do With It?," In "Sokoto," 23 Aug 1986."
A: "Award Lecture, "What Has Literature Got to Do With It?," In "Sokoto," 23 Aug 1986."
N: ""Arrow of God," 1967."
K: ""Things Fall Apart," 1959."



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