Chinua Achebe Quote

We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me. Let the kite perch and let the egret perch too. If one says no to the other, let his wing break.


Chapter 3 (p. 22) - Things Fall Apart (1958)


We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me....

We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me....

We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me....

We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you and I will have what is good for me....