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Author - Chinua Achebe
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wisdom
Looking at a king's mouth, ' said an old man, 'one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast.....
Different
Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.....
Passion
I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed....
meritocracy
Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed....
inner strength
It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair.
Good
The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has....
inspirational life
When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk
Color
I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who....
language
The price a world language must be prepared to pay is submission to many different kinds of use. The....
writers on writing
Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying....
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