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

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.

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.

For every death is a simplification of existence for the others, removes the necessity to show gratitude, the obligation to pay visits.

We must not lose our trust in the power of kindness.

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

If one cannot imagine Obama saying such a thing — well, he didn't.

Details make stories human, and the more human a story can be, the better.

I keep my eyes wide open all the time.

Normally, when you go to a beach, everybody is wearing bikinis, but on a film, you're the only one. There's like 60 people staring at you. They're doing their jobs, but they're still staring at you.

Our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the source of spiritual power that will give you and me the assurance that we have nothing to fear.

One of the effects of living with electric information is that we live habitually in a state of information overload. There's always more than you can cope with.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.