Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.
Chinua AchebeI don't want to be the one to tell somebody, You will not make it, even though I know that the majority of those who come to me with their manuscripts are not really good enough.
Chinua AchebeIn dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.
Chinua AchebeThere is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.
Chinua AchebeGenerally, I don't attempt to produce a certain number of words a day. The discipline is to work whether you are producing a lot or not, because the day you produce a lot is not necessarily the day you do your best work. So it's trying to do it as regularly as you can without making it - without imposing too rigid a timetable on your self. That would be my ideal.
Chinua Achebe