The Triumph of the Written Word - Chunua Achebe

“The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes ready to be drawn deep into unfamiliar territory, walking in borrowed literary shoes so to speak, toward a deeper understanding of self or society,

or of foreign people, cultures, and situations” – Chinua Achebe: There Was A Country, Penguin Books, USA (2012), p.61.