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I was a supporter of the desire, in my section of Nigeria, to leave the federation because it was treated very badly with something that was called genocide in those days.

~Chinua Achebe

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An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.

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Topics: Against Artist Emperor Her His People Should Side Understanding Word

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In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn't perhaps completely whole, that something was left out.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: About After Began Christianity Fact Feel Good In Fact Left Out Perhaps Religion Something Story Thing Thought Us Valuable Valuable Thing Very While Whole

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I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: Always Beautiful Chaotic Flow He Heart His Ideas Just Language Liked Love Loved May Me Passion Poet Poetry Really Right Right Side Right Thing Seemed Side The Right Thing Thing Wild Wrote

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Many writers can't make a living. So to be able to teach how to write is valuable to them. But I don't really know about its value to the student. I don't mean it's useless. But I wouldn't have wanted anyone to teach me how to write.

~Chinua Achebe

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My position is that serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict. I don't see how art can be called art if its purpose is to frustrate humanity.

~Chinua Achebe

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I think an artist, in my definition of that word, would not be someone who takes sides with the emperor against his powerless subjects. That's different from prescribing a way in which a writer should write.

~Chinua Achebe

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I don't care about age very much. I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life.

~Chinua Achebe

Topics: About Age Always Back Care Growing Growing Up Knew Larger Life Much Old Old People People Seemed Than Think Up Very I Think

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I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there was something inside me that wanted me to tell who I was, and that would have come out even if I didn't want it.

~Chinua Achebe

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Biography

Nationality: Nigerian

Type: Writer

Born: November 16th, 1930

Died: March 21st, 2013

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