There is no home left for universal souls, except perhaps in Antarctica or on the high seas
J. M. Coetzee Quotes
born 1940 South Africa
John Maxwell Coetzee (born 9 February 1940), often called J. M.
- South Africa
- Academics
- Essayists
- Linguists
- Nobel laureates
Also known as: Coetzee, Disgrace by J M Coetzee, Foe (J M Coetzee novel), J M Coetzee, J.M. Coetzee, John Maxwell Coetzee
122 quotes
I would rather be the author of my story than have lies told about me.
Foe (1986)
In a sea of fallen leaves we sit, she and I, two substantial beings.
Foe (1986)
Waiting for the Barbarians (1980)
If she was going to die, she would at least die under blue skies
Life & Times of Michael K (1983)
But those whom we have abused we customarily grow to hate.
Foe (1986)
Michael K sat ... watching his mother polish other people's floors, learning to be quiet.
Life & Times of Michael K (1983)
Perhaps if one flew high enough, he thought, one would be able to see.
Life & Times of Michael K (1983)
Disgrace (1999)
Crushed under his soles whole clusters of the thorns that had pierced my skin.
Foe (1986)
I discovered out in the country ... that there is time enough for everything
Life & Times of Michael K (1983)
Disgrace (1999)
The stranger (who was of course the Cruso I told you of).
Foe (1986)
The new wife is a lazy big boned voluptuous feline woman…
In the Heart of the Country (1997)
Waiting for the Barbarians (1980)
Diary of a Bad Year (2007)
I am… a farmgirl… not unaware that there is a hole between my legs that has never been filled.
In the Heart of the Country (1997)
As time passed, however, I slowly began to see the originality of the resistance you offered
Life & Times of Michael K (1983)
Perhaps, [Michael] thought, it was better when one did not have to rely on other people
Life & Times of Michael K (1983)
Disgrace (1999)
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