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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Honest is great legacy.

In order really to write one has to sink deep into the self and become lost there.

You can't forgive your captor and simultaneously be upset at your place in society.

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge's chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

Real faith never disappoints because it is in God, grounded on His character, promises, covenant and oath.

A woman has just as much right in this world as a man and can get along in it just as well if she puts her mind to it.

All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.

How little our libraries cost us as compared with our liquor cellars.

If we had helped a hundred children it would have all been worthwhile.