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Chinua Achebe Quotes: I know that an important message is not a novel. To say that we should all be kind to our neighbors is an important statement; it's not a novel.
         

I know that an important message is not a novel. To say that we should all be kind to our neighbors is an important statement; it's not a novel.


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