Igbo Quotes

“Take sleep mark death.”
― Glen L. Richards, Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture

“—El abuelo solía decir que todo empeora y luego mejora. O dikata njo, o dikwa mma —comentó Kainene.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Medio sol amarillo

“We are educated for whatever sake. For Nigeria to move forward, we must stop comparison and ignore religious views in dealing with sensitive issues that can make or mar our Country's existence. Evil, evil is evil, coming from either of the geopolitical regions. We were humans before we choose our religion.”
― Olawale Daniel

“That night the Mother of the Spirits walked the length and breadth of the clan, weeping for her murdered son. It was a terrible night. Not even the oldest man in Umuofia had ever heard such a strange and fearful sound, and it was never to be heard again. It seemed as if the very soul of the tribe wept for a great evil that was coming—its own death.”
― Chinua Achebe

“the words of encouragement which the bedbug was said to have spoken to her children when hot water was poured on them all. She told them not to lose heart because whatever was hot must in the end turn cold.”
― Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease

“We didn't do anything illegal, all we ever did was exist as IGBO PEOPLE.”
― Genereux Philip

“The absence of paramount kings ruling over large areas was encapsulated by the maxim 'Igbo amaghi eze' (the Igbo knows no king). In a culture without a paramount king, admission to a title society was a status symbol and evidence of achievement. Admission was remarkably democratic. Every male adult was eligible so long as they could demonstrate high achievements in their lifetime. Such titles were rarely hereditary and there were few or no qualifications for them other than achievement or money. A man could gain a title simply by raising funds and paying for it. These titles incentivised achievement and provided upward social mobility. Hence, having an honorific title in Igboland did not necessarily make the title-holder a political ruler”
― Max Siollun, What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule

“It’s just me panicking, not that God has ever failed me before.”
― Genereux U. Philip