Nigerian Authors Quotes

“Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.”
― Jaachynma N.E. Agu, The Prince and the Pauper

“Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.”
― Jaachynma N.E. Agu, The Prince and the Pauper

“You need to be extremely clear and deliberate about what you will accept and what you won't. Standards must be clear; you must stand for what you believe in and live by your own moral compass.”
― Genereux Philip

“(NIGERIANA QUOTABLE QUOTES)
The present generation has no other country except Nigeria. Let us salvage it together”
― Buhari, Muhammadu

“This Nigeriana book of Quotes was produced in the firm belief that yje literary Nigerian has over time, demonstrated lofty intellectual & philosophical excellence worthy of emulation. . .”
― N. Nik Onyechi, Nigeriana Quotable Quotes

“If the past isn't weighing me down, I could have climbed higher. Who knows what I could have been, a free spirit and a better person, if the memories had set me free. For years, I haven't been able to close the door to the room that keeps pulling me in to my past.”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu, Tears Before Exaltation

“I have nothing tangible to offer but only the intangible, my love.”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu, Tears Before Exaltation

“On that momentous day of my first return to my grandfather’s place in Ojoto after many years of my sojourn in America, I was lost in my thought until a light wind blew across the pedestrian path in a wooded area where I stood, caressing the trees’ leaves and small branches. The stubborn leaves swerved in all directions like untrained dancers learning to strut after consuming palm-wine from large calabash jugs. Looking up, I watched weakened leaves snapped off and gained their freedom from primordial trees. A liberation dance followed in the dense air above me before the leaves set down. Listening to beautiful sounds made by birds converging around me, as if they were singing for the newly liberated leaves, I found myself lost in the wonderment of nature. What I experienced had drawn me back to that exhilarating place for mental respite each time I returned home.”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu, 2021

“It’s that time of the year when I yearn to reunite with my soul, that hapless wanderer. That part of me which resides in an exalted state in the ancient kingdom of Ojoto. A place where my beloved soul saunters unchecked, whispering my name in the quietness of the night, whistling same with the wind, and yelling it during thunderstorms. Since my prolonged absence, it mumbles and sobs for me, a titular truant.”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu

“When you're the only light in the dark, please shine. Remember, there will be no value to your inferior incandescence at sunrise”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu

“Know when to make your final bow and appreciate the applause from your admirers. After all, you can’t remain in the same status year after year with nothing new to offer. When you choose to remain stagnant and expect cheers, all that is left for you are jeers.”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu, 2021

“At this time of the year, far away in a place some may consider a hallowed ground, the wind incessantly whistles my name with a flutelike sweet melody that permeates the seasonal dense air. Occasional interruptions by cacophony of birds’ chirps only add suspense to the allure of the mystical pronouncements. This is the place I call home where I cherish my return with barefoot walks on the ground my ancestors treaded.”
― Fidelis O Mkparu

“Your smile tells me you have arrived at your God's appointed life destination where even you a belated princess will thrive”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu, Love's Affliction

“Never forget your home as you sojourn in foreign lands my son. We’ve waited for your return to our beautiful land where winds still whistle your name and wooden gongs pronounce you a worthy son of your ancestors daily. That soulful journey to our mystical river to cleanse your naked feet is in the journal of your life written by your forebears. As it’s written, the full moon will guide you through the narrow path to your destination. You'll arrive at a special place where your ancestors will witness your transformation into a Shaman, a spiritual healer you’re destined to become.

On the appointed day, as your name travels throughout our land, choice palm wines will find worthy palates to celebrate your soulful return. As your ancestors had written in the book of promises about your return before the last moon of the year, African sun will massage your skin during the day and harmattan wind will fan you to sleep at night. Hurry back home my son.”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu, Soulful Return

“How long has it been since you and me? Hugs and kisses. Blankets and snuggles. Our sparks smoldering without a fireplace. Losing time is not losing you. It strengthens my yearning for you”
― Fidelis O. Mkparu

“Obidient Movement is not a tribe.”
― Genereux Philip

“You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know
that men are sometimes banished for life? Do you know that men
sometimes lose all their yams and even their children? I had six
wives once. I have none now except that young girl who knows not
her right from her left. Do you know how many children I have
buried--children I begot in my youth' and strength2 Twenty-two. I
did not hang myself, and I am still alive. If you think you are the
greatest sufferer in the world ask my daughter, Akueni, how many
twins she has borne and thrown away. Have you not. heard the song
they sing when a woman dies?
"'For whom is it well, for whom is it well?
There is no one for whom it is well.'
"I have no more to say to you.”
― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart”
― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart

“My name is Bonaventure Onedira Nangele Angila, and I am a thief, a liar, and a fraud.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“I did not steal because I needed to. I stole to feed my insatiable ambition for influence.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“A minimum of two years in prison should be a prerequisite for going into politics.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“We can always bribe them, that’s what we do in this country.”
― Chikodi Anunobi, The Thief and the Patriot

“God is God when things work out perfectly and He remains God when things are jagajaga.”
― IyanuOluwa Olorode, Love's Beacon

“If a church-going woman is what you value, pursue a church girl. If a stay-at-home wife aligns with your vision, then that’s who you should look for. If you prefer slim women, then seek out a slim woman. If you’re drawn to thicker women, choose a thicker woman. If fitness is important to you, find a fit woman. If you admire a career-oriented woman, go for that. It's perfectly okay to have your preferences. But what you shouldn’t do is marry someone who isn’t your type and make her feel less than others because you’re unsure about what you want.”
― Genereux Uwabunkonye Philip

“If a church-going woman is what you value, pursue a church girl. If a stay-at-home wife aligns with your vision, then that’s who you should look for. If you prefer slim women, then seek out a slim woman. If you’re drawn to thicker women, choose a thicker woman. If fitness is important to you, find a fit woman. If you admire a career-oriented woman, go for that. It's perfectly okay to have your preferences. But what you shouldn’t do is marry someone who isn’t your type and make her feel less than others because you’re unsure about what you want.”
― Genereux U Philip

“We cannot see
The still great womb of the world -
No man beholds is mother's womb -
Yet who denies it's there? Coiled
To the navel of the world is that
Endless cord that links us all
To the great origin. If I lose my way
The trailing cord will bring me to the roots.”
― Wole Soyinka, Death and the King's Horseman

“You can't truly call yourself an artist if you have an aversion to colors.”
― Genereux U Philip

“The ignorance of a man is the seating throne of the devil to rule over him with authority”
― Roland Otu Nkrah, CHILDREN UNDER LIFE'S TORMENT: CULT: THE IGNORANCE OF A MAN IS THE SEATING THRONE OF THE DEVIL TO RULE OVER HIM WITH AUTHORITY

“I don’t just talk real NIGGA, I live it. I’m the blueprint.”
― Genereux Uwabunkonye Philip

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

“Not chasing fame, just painting my name on the sky where only purpose belongs.”
― Genereux U. Philip