When a tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don't just turn it off one day. Chinua Achebe centurydaygather Change image and share on social
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again. Chinua Achebe 11thbegindemocracy Change image and share on social
People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck. Chinua Achebe anklefindneck Change image and share on social
The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room. Chinua Achebe expectfellowfull share on social
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. Chinua Achebe bluntcompromiseintegrity Change image and share on social
But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. Chinua Achebe beautifulchaoticflow share on social
People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience. Chinua Achebe experiencehistorypart Change image and share on social
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; it is this. Chinua Achebe diversitygreatidea Change image and share on social
