Happy birthday, Chinua Achebe! Here are some quotes from the author.
“People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.”
“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.”
“When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.”
“The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.”
“We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.”
“Real tragedy is never resolved. It goes on hopelessly forever. Conventional tragedy is too easy. The hero dies and we feel a purging of the emotions. A real tragedy takes place in a corner, in an untidy spot, to quote W. H. Auden.”
