Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings.

Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.

When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk

As our fathers said, you can tell a ripe corn by its look.

When mother-cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth

It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair.

A snake was never called by its name at night, because it would hear. It was called a string.

I do not know how to thank you.''I can tell you, ' said Obierika. 'Kill one of your sons for me.''That will not be enough, ' said Okonkwo.'Then kill yourself, ' said Obierika.

There is no story that is not true, " said Uchendu. "The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.

Your income can grow only to the extent that you do.

If there was a little shine of gold on the moon, the mankind would have been to the moon even in the 19th century!

I used to be neurotic. I didn't like myself very much. But somewhere in my mid-40s, my neuroses stopped seeming so important. I developed a sense of humor.

With climbing you can go to the most beautiful places on the planet and practice. Anywhere there is rock, you can climb.

L’architecture est art de suggestion.

Winners develop the habit of doing the thing losers don't like to do.

Work is always an antidote to depression.

I'll never get married again, and I always hate to say never to anything, but I will never marry again.

Laws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind.

No-one wants to feel like they're constantly auditioning for a place in your life.