• A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.

    Chinua Achebe: A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.
    Chinua Achebe (2009). “Things Fall Apart: Authoritative Text, Contexts and Criticism”, W W Norton & Company Incorporated