In a certain sense a writer is 'selected' by his subject - his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice.

In a certain sense a writer is 'selected' by his subject - his subject being the consciousness of his own era.

I decided that I wanted nothing to do with South African government television while any of my fellow writers were banned and couldn't speak publicly.

The Communist Party is very popular in South Africa, especially among the young people. Never having had a chance to travel, and having suffered so much under capitalism, they still can't believe that the Russian people themselves have rejected it.

Communists are the last optimists.

Disaster is private, in its way, as love is.