A boy sent by his father to steal does not go stealthily but breaks the door with his feet.
Chinua AchebeNow one of the changes that must come to Africa is the idea of limited rule, I mean in term of how long one leader can stay in power. The era of president for life is not gone yet but it is on its way out and that is one of the problems with Mugabe and others.
Chinua AchebeI wouldn't have wanted anyone to teach me how to write. That's my own taste. I prefer to stumble on it.
Chinua AchebeThe story of this man who had killed a messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading. One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a resonable paragraph, at any rate. There was so much else to include, and one must be firm in cutting out details. He had already chosen the title of the book, after much thought: `The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger.'
Chinua Achebe