Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death. J. M. Coetzee africableedbody Change image and share on social
Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals. J. M. Coetzee animalchangeheart Change image and share on social
That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor of stories, and then people clamour for you to make speeches and tell them what you think about the world. J. M. Coetzee aspectclamourcompetence share on social
All autobiography is storytelling; all writing is autobiography. J. M. Coetzee autobiographystorytellingwrite Change image and share on social
The writers who have the deepest influence on one are those one reads in ones more impressionable, early life, and often it is the more youthful works of those writers that leave the deepest imprint. J. M. Coetzee deepearlyimpressionable Change image and share on social
My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me, more productive to live out the question than to try to answer it in abstract terms. J. M. Coetzee abstractanswercontinue share on social
The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role. J. M. Coetzee deadfeelidea Change image and share on social
South African literature is a literature in bondage. It is a less-than-fully-human literature. It is exactly the kind of literature you would expect people to write from prison. J. M. Coetzee africanbondageexpect Change image and share on social
