I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.

As writers, we are exploring the mystery, the mystery of existence.

Written words still have the amazing power to bring out the best and worst of human nature

I cannot live with someone who can't live without me.

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Ideology demands it. Society exacts it.

About the joys and the courage, I really don't know what other people think. I just know that I've never left Africa. I've lived there all my life. And one of the wonderful things, in spite of all the terrible things that happen in South Africa, is the way people continue to keep their dignity.

in writing, sex doesn't matter; it's the writing that matters.