If someone said, I want to translate your novel into Igbo, I would say, Go ahead. But when I write in the Igbo language, I write my own dialect. I write some poetry in that dialect.

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

Do an evening review at the end of the day to reflect on what went well, and what you'd do differently next time.

Fun and killing ain’t synonyms to regular folks, Zeus.”.

You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.

We must understand how to hide in darkness in order to escape the gnat-swarms of utterly annoying admirers.

No one has earned the right to do less than their best.

A warrior of light knows that certain impossible battles are worth fighting and so he/she is not afraid of being disappointed, knowing the power of his/her love.

There's no misery in not being loved, only in not loving.

I understand the need to serve the community by talking about marriage or halal food. But you should also lead with vision, wisdom and courage.

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.