Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is. Nadine Gordimer on beauty
A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings. Nadine Gordimer on fear
Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever. Nadine Gordimer on imagination
Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb. Nadine Gordimer on power