Mumbling obeisance to abhorrence of apartheid is like those lapsed believers who cross themselves when entering a church.
Nadine GordimerCensorship may have to do with literature; but literature has nothing whatever to do with censorship.
Nadine GordimerAbout 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.
Nadine GordimerThe function of a writer is to make sense of life. It is such a mystery, it changes all the time, like the light.
Nadine Gordimer