People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, thats the time to do something about it, not when its around your neck. – Chinua Achebe
Art is mans constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. – Chinua Achebe
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership. – Chinua Achebe
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. – Chinua Achebe