“With unparalleled rapidity, the Igbos advanced fastest in the shortest period of time of all Nigeria’s ethnic groups. Like the Jews, to whom they have frequently been likened, they progressed despite being a minority in the country, filling the ranks of the nation’s educated, prosperous upper classe…”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com
“No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man.”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com
“With a father like Unoka, Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men had. He neither inherited a barn nor a title, nor even a young wife. But in spite of these disadvantages, he had begun even in his father’s lifetime to lay the foundations of a prosperous future. It was slow and pa…”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com
“Prosperity is a state of mind. When you can love and give all that you have, you are prosperous.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com