5 quotes
"The impatient idealist says: ‘Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.’ But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace."
- Chinua Achebe
Balance
"He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart."
- Chinua Achebe
Adversity
"A proud heart can survive general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone."
- Chinua Achebe
Resilience
"I believe myself that a good writer doesn’t really need to be told anything except to keep at it."
- Chinua Achebe
Persistence
"The impatient idealist says: 'Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.' But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace."
- Chinua Achebe
Philosophy