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I tend to resist invitations to interpret my own fiction. J. M. Coetzee

Own My Own Tend Invitations Fiction Interpret Resist

We are not by nature cruel. J. M. Coetzee

Nature Cruel

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

In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other. J. M. Coetzee

Suffering Other Our Cruel Close Hearts Order

In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life. J. M. Coetzee

Life Word Thought Virtue Our Moral Someone Could Writer Days Institutional Conception Well Occupation Sage Still His Times Offer Prize Authoritative Literature Who Her Belongs

If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart. J. M. Coetzee

Thoughts Heart Animal Writing Impossible Mind Animals Feelings Own Difficult Our Project Indeed About Temptation Only Least Very May Human Them Then Inhabit Human Mind Consciousness Belong

I see no marks of Wordsworths style of writing or style of thinking in my own work, yet Wordsworth is a constant presence when I write about human beings and their relations to the natural world. J. M. Coetzee

Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say? J. M. Coetzee

Writing Smart Language Enough Diligently Say Claims Would Follow She Insulting Limits Were Lady After Explaining Means Her Elizabeth

As you see, I do not treat the creation of fiction, that to say the invention and development of fantasies, as a form of abstract thought. I don't wish to deny the uses of the intellect, but sometimes one has the intuition that the intellect by itself will lead one nowhere. J. M. Coetzee

As for September 11, let us not too easily grant the Americans possession of that date on the calendar. Like May 1 or July 14 or December 25, September 11 may seem full of significance to some people, while to other people it is just another day. J. M. Coetzee

Day People Some People September Too Other Possession Easily Significance Some Seem Date Like Calendar Another Another Day July American May December Just While Us Full Grant Let Us

Radical socio-economic transformation is a policy of the ANC. As a leader of the ANC, you have to implement the policy. When I talk about radical socio-economic transformation, it's not my thing; it's an ANC policy. Jacob Zuma

You Leader Transformation Radical About Implement Talk Policy Thing Socio-Economic

As a citizen of this country, I've got to be honest to the people of South Africa. Jacob Zuma

People Citizen Country South Africa To Be Honest Got South Africa Honest

When I joined the ANC, I never thought I would be anything. In no way, did I say, 'One day I could be the president. I think I am good material for the presidency.' Not at all. Jacob Zuma

Good Day Thought Think Presidency President Way Say Good Material One Day Would Would-Be Joined Could Never Material Am Did Anything

Criminality is always the result of poverty. Countries that experience such a fundamental change as we have - we had the apartheid regime and must now develop a multicultural democracy - must necessarily pass through a phase of high crime rates. Jacob Zuma

Democracy Change Experience Result Crime Poverty Criminality High Must Rates Through Develop Had Countries Pass Always Regime Apartheid Multicultural Now Fundamental Fundamental Change Necessarily Phase

Africa suffered under European dominance for centuries. Jacob Zuma

Dominance Africa Centuries European Suffered

The youth of the ANC, ever since 1944 when it was established, has been very vocal. It has made suggestions on things so that, at times, old people said, 'What are you doing?' That is its nature. Alliance partners, they have always raised issues. In fact, that is what brings vibrancy in the alliance. People misread that as huge fights. Jacob Zuma

Nature You Youth People Old Made Has-Been Vocal Alliance Fact Since Partners Said Always Doing Issues Been Huge Very Times Established In Fact Old People Fights Ever Things Brings Raised Suggestions

I do take seriously and am grateful to the ANC that, in the face of its revolutionary mission to ensure a better life for all and the creation of a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa, it deployed me at the pinnacle of its role in government. Jacob Zuma

Judgments that give an impression that we can disregard the Constitution for political expediency, or to solve what we regard as current problems, set a dangerous precedence which will make it difficult to govern in future or to make ordinary citizens to abide by the Constitution. Jacob Zuma

Future Constitution Expediency Dangerous Political Problems Will Difficult Citizens Solve Abide Give Make Judgments Govern Impression Precedence Current Regard Ordinary Which Disregard Set

It was but then, when you're, one of the great poisonous events that have infected us all who were in South Africa is that the idea of difference is drip fed into your veins. It's that that you fight. Janet Suzman

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