“If a child washed his hands, he could eat with kings.”
Source: Things Fall Apart
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Famous Chinua Achebe Quotes
“Let the kite perch and let the eagle perch too – If one says no to the other, let his wing break.”
Source: Things Fall Apart
“My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered”
“When we hear a house has fallen do we ask if the ceiling fell with it?”
Source: Arrow of God
Source: Anthills of the Savannah
“The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.”
Source: No Longer at Ease
“If one finger brings oil it soils the others.”
Source: No Longer at Ease
Source: Things Fall Apart: Authoritative Text, Contexts and Criticism