# Quote — Chinua Achebe, Chike and the River

> After the incident of the leopard skin Chike lost some of his eagerness for crossing the Niger. He did not see how he could obtain one shilling without stealing or begging.

- Author: [Chinua Achebe](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe.md)
- Book: [Chike and the River](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river.md)
- Page: 23
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe#Chike_and_the_River_(1966)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/after-the-incident

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> The largest sum of money he had ever had at one time was threepence.

p. 33 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/the-largest-sum.md)

> In his joy, he said again, ‘Thank you, sir.’ The man did not reply; he was talking to his friend again, with a cigarette in his mouth.

p. 65 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/in-his-joy.md)

> At first Onitsha looked very strange to Chike. He could not say who was a thief or kidnapper and who was not. In Umuofia every thief was known, but here even people who lived under the same roof were strangers to one another.

p. 7 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/chike-and-the-river/at-first-onitsha.md)