More by Alan Paton
But to punish and not to restore, that is the greatest of all offences.
Too Late the Phalarope (1953)
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
I do this not because I am courageous and honest, but because it is the only way to end the conflict of my deepest soul.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
I see only one hope for our country, and that is when white men and black men . . . desiring only the good of their country, come together to work for it. . . . I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find we are turned to hating.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
....for the black moods and the angers and the cold withdrawals that robbed her of the simple joys of her quiet and humble life.
Too Late the Phalarope (1953)
Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
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