410 Quotes by Chinua Achebe

He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.

The man that brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit.

The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation.

Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.

A man who does not lick his lips, can he blame the harmattan for drying them?

When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.

Serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict.

Beware Okonkwo!" she warned. "Beware of exchanging words with Agbala. Does a man speak when a god speaks? Beware!

I believe in the complexity of the human story, and that there's no way you can tell that story in one way and say, 'this is it.' Always there will be someone who can tell it differently depending on where they are standing ... this is the way I think the world's stories should be told: from many different perspectives.