There is a man sleeping in the grass. And over him is gathering the greatest storm of all his days. Such lightening and thunder will come there has never been seen before, bringing death and destruction. People hurry home past him, to places safe from danger. And whether they do not see him there in the grass, or whether they fear to halt even a moment, but they do not wake him, they let him be.
Alan PatonI have never thought that a Christian would be free of suffering, umfundisi. For our Lord suffered. And I come to believe that he suffered, not to save us from suffering, but to teach us how to bear suffering. For he knew that there is no life without suffering.
Alan Patonbecause life slips away, and because I need for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a compass that will not lie.
Alan PatonI have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they are turned to loving, they will find that we are turned to hating.
Alan PatonThe tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again.
Alan Paton