If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own. If you don't like what somebody says, say what it is you don't like.

I think dialects should be left alone. People should write in whatever dialect they feel they want to write. In the fullness of time, these dialects will sort themselves out.

We live in a society that is in transition from oral to written. There are oral stories that are still there, not exactly in their full magnificence, but still strong in their differentness from written stories. Each mode has its ways and methods and rules. They can reinforce each other; this is the advantage my generation has - we can bring to the written story something of that energy of the story told by word of mouth.

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

When the British came to Ibo land, for instance, at the beginning of the 20th century, and defeated the men in pitched battles in different places, and set up their administrations, the men surrendered. And it was the women who led the first revolt.