Quotation
Quote by Chinua Achebe
A story that only someone who went through it could be trusted to give.
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This describes a story that feels trustworthy because it comes from someone who personally experienced the events. The wording stresses firsthand knowledge: the person telling it is not relying on hearsay or imagination, but on having gone through what the story recounts.
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- The Guardian
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“Je crois que c’est bien de faire rêver positivement, de créer l’espoir.”
“We have to invest in curiosity-driven research: research that comes from a simple desire to improve our understanding of the world.”
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“If we add what you know to what we know, we may end up with a fuller, better picture.”
“In my language I always say mintirho yaTHOOKવulula (a person’s deeds speak louder than their words).”
“About matters and things regarding these natives, and even more so with respect to their antiquity, given that we do not have teachers or doctors, it is imperative to follow their testimonies.”
“U nas jest inaczej – aktor to człowiek, który ma swój normalny, przeciętny los, ale może wypowiedzieć to, czego słowa owej wewnętrznej treści nigdy nie wyrażą, stając twarzą w twarz do twarzy podobnej.”
“Moi, je suis habitué aux miracles, j’en rencontre, j’en vis tous les jours.”
“It is so easy to paint like your master & to think other people's thoughts, the difficulty is to be yourself.”
“To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.”
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