“I would be guilty only if I were innocent of working to destroy racism in my country.”
Nadine Gordimer“The solitude of writing is also quite frightening. It's quite close to madness, one just disappears for a day and loses touch.”
Nadine Gordimer, Conversations With Nadine Gordimer“A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“How did I find out? I was deceiving him.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“I would be guilty only if I were innocent of working to destroy racism in my country.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“Communists are the last optimists.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“I am an African. I am white. I, in my humble way, and others in their much more brave way, have earned that right.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“I'm an atheist. I wouldn't even call myself an agnostic. I am an atheist.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“Death is really the mystery of life, isn't it?”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“You can't change a regime on the basis of compassion. There's got to be something harder.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer“I don't cry. Unfortunately, I seem rather short of tears, so my sorrows have to stay inside me.”
Nadine Gordimer, The Quotable Gordimer; or, The Wit and Wisdom of Nadine Gordimer