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Quotes from Arrow of God — Chinua Achebe

1930–2013 Nigeria

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The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.

Arrow of God (1988)

When a handshake goes beyond the elbow we know it has turned to another thing.

Arrow of God (1964)

The man who brings ant-infested faggots into his hut should not grumble when lizards begin to pay him a visit

Arrow of God (1964)

a man should hold his compound together, not plant dissension among his children

Arrow of God (1964)

Although he was still only a child it looked as though the deity had already marked him out as his future Chief. Even before he had learnt to speak more than a few words he had been strongly drawn to the god’s ritual.

Arrow of God (1964)

The man was a complete nonentity until we crowned him, and now he carries on as though he had been nothing else all his life. It’s the same with Court Clerks and even messengers. They all manage to turn themselves into little tyrants over their own people. It seems to be a trait in the character of the negro

Arrow of God (1964)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Chinua Achebe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.