Chinua Achebe

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to read more

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.

Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and read more

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.

Okonwko was well known throughout the nine villages and even
beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements.

Okonwko was well known throughout the nine villages and even
beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements.

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we read more

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.

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what read more

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them. This is what people have come to expect. It's not viewed as a serious continent. It's a place of strange, bizarre and illogical things, where people don't do what common sense demands.