There was a saying in Umuofia that as a man danced so the drums were beaten for him.

I do not actually see how art, literature can be anything other that being in that domain of trying to tell us, trying to get us to see what is important in our lives.

Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness.

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.

If you're rooted to a spot, you miss a lot of the grace. So you keep moving, and this is the way I think the world's stories should be told - from many different perspectives.

Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble.

When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.