Jerono Adhiambo

“Nations enshrine mediocrity as their modus operandi, and create the fertile ground for the rise of tyrants and other base elements of the society, by silently assenting to the dismantling of systems of excellence because they do not immediately benefit one specific ethnic, racial, political, or special-interest group. That, in my humble opinion, is precisely where Nigeria finds itself today!”
― Chinua Achebe, There Was a Country: A Memoir

“Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.”
― Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God

“There was another epidemic that was not talked about much, a silent scourge—the explosion of mental illness: major depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, manic-depression, personality disorders, grief response, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, etc.—on a scale none of us had ever witnessed.”
― Chinua Achebe, There Was a Country: A Memoir

“Our elders say that the sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.”
― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart