One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.
Alan PatonWe do not work for men. We work for the land and the people. We do not even work for money.
Alan PatonSorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival. When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house. But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.
Alan PatonFor it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.
Alan Paton