66 quotes
In a cold and loveless country like South Africa his warmth of heart and genuine friendliness is like a great roaring fire on the white icy wastes of the Antarctic.
A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings (1990)
There's only one way to make yourself shock-proof. Do not be impressed by evil and do not be impressed by good.
The Cardinals. With Meditations and Short Stories (1993)
Be good comrades, my children. Cooperate, then life will run smoothly.
The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses (1973)
Life is not in bits and pieces. It is a magnificent, rhythmic, pulsating symphony.
The Cardinals. With Meditations and Short Stories (1993)
You just have to look different ... then seemingly anything can be said and done to you as your outer appearance reduces you to the status of a non-human being.
Maru (1971)
Most men were waiting for the politicians to sort out their private agonies.
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)
Once a man involves himself with women there's always some kind of retribution. They're the most vengeful creatures on this earth.
The Cardinals. With Meditations and Short Stories (1993)
You have a beautiful soul that was nurtured on a dung heap.
The Cardinals. With Meditations and Short Stories (1993)
Why should men be brought up with a false sense of superiority over women? People can respect me if they wish, but only if I earn it.
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)
Life is a treacherous quicksand with no guarantee of safety anywhere. We can only try to grab what happiness we can before we are swept off into oblivion.
The Cardinals. With Meditations and Short Stories (1993)
It was in Botswana where, mentally, the normal and the abnormal blended completely in Elizabeth’s mind.”
A Question of Power (1973)
It was his belief that a witty answer turneth away wrath and that the oil of reason should always be poured on troubled waters.
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)
The rhythm of sunrise, the rhythm of sunset, filled her life.
Maru (1971)
I don't know these people but my search for a faith has taught me that life is a fire in which each burns until it is time to close the shop.
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)
'Life is such a gentle, treasured thing. I learn about it every minute. I think about it so deeply.'
A Question of Power (1973)
The body is a positive thing, and love without a body is negative, useless, purposeless. [Where is the Hour of the Beautiful Dancing of Birds in the Sun-wind?
The Cardinals. With Meditations and Short Stories (1993)
He was a thin little fellow with a hollowed-out chest and comic knobbly knees.
The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses (1973)
He sat quite still, staring ahead with calm, empty eyes, and he looked so lordly for all his tattered coat and rough cowhide shoes that Makhaya smiled and walked up to him and greeted him.
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)
Most men want to achieve great victories ... But I am only looking for a woman.
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)
Head’s contention is that socially ascribed identities arefalse, misleading and degrading to the true inner person
When Rain Clouds Gather (1968)