Chinua Achebe Quotes

Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian Writer
Born: Nov 16, 1930
Died: Mar 21, 2013
Life Me Old People World You
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There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add to that huge number of people writing here when there are so few people writing about somewhere else. Chinua Achebe
Me People Writing Somewhere Few Add Else Would Would-Be About Seems Somewhere Else Writers Huge Huge Number America Few People Lack Therefore Novels Wasteful Here Number
I don't care about age very much. I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life. Chinua Achebe
Life Age People Old Care Think Back About Seemed Knew Always Up Very Than dont Care Much Old People Growing Growing Up Larger
Each of my books is different. Deliberately... I wanted to create my society, my people, in their fullness. Chinua Achebe
People Society Books Deliberately Different Wanted Create Fullness Each
Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest. Chinua Achebe
Life Me Harshness Seems Tend Protect American Children Interest
My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel. Chinua Achebe
Teacher Mother Father Parents Christianity Thirty-Five Religious He Part Gospel Parts Spreading Were Years Just Different Converts Different Parts Evangelist Traveled Nigeria Early
People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience. Chinua Achebe
History Experience People World Own Says Respond About Something Parts Same Same Story Different Story Them Different Parts
When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands. Chinua Achebe
People School Other Read Learned Encountered Began Going Stories Lands
Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story. Chinua Achebe
Will Once Worry Plot Characters About Almost Come Know Because Gets Viable Going Automatically Story Themes Then Novel Now Things Pulling
Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country. Chinua Achebe
Country Presidents Telling Without Leave Go Off
I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life. Chinua Achebe
Life People Old Think Back Seemed Knew Always Up Than Old People Growing Growing Up Larger
An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people. Chinua Achebe
People Word Understanding Side Emperor His Artist Against Should Her
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