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The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Experience Learn Learnt Nothing Only The Only Thing Thing

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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

Topics: About Add America Else Few Few People Here Huge Huge Number Lack Me Novels Number People Seems Somewhere Somewhere Else Therefore Wasteful Would Writers Writing

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The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: About Been Changes Expect Fellow Full Important Important Thing Just Life Like Lives Most Most Important Thing My Life Myself Next Observe Room See Seeing The Most Important Therefore Thing Who World

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Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Existing Gains Imagine Journey Leaders Made People Purpose Serve Stories Thorough Whatever World

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Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on the surface it's far removed from your situation.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Allow Begin Even Far Identify Might Once People See Situation Story Surface Then You Your Yourself

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When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands.

~Chinua Achebe

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I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in religion. These are things we should put behind us.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: About Again Because Behind Country Difference Factions Had Nigeria Now Put Religion Should Spoken Things Trouble Up Us

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Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Colonial Complicated Examined Had History Nigeria Our Part Story Work

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Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: American Children Harshness Interest Life Me Protect Seems Tend

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The relationship with my people, the Nigerian people, is very good. My relationship with the rulers has always been problematic.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Always Been Good Nigerian People Problematic Relationship Rulers Very

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Writer

Born: November 16th, 1930

Died: March 21st, 2013

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