J. M. Coetzee Quotes

A collection of quotes by J. M. Coetzee.

J. M. Coetzee is a renowned South African novelist, essayist, and linguist. Born on February 9, 1940, in Cape Town, he is considered one of the most accomplished writers of his generation. Coetzee's works often explore themes of power, justice, colonialism, and the complexities of human nature. He has received numerous accolades for his literary contributions including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003. Some of his notable works include "Disgrace," "Waiting for the Barbarians," and "Life & Times of Michael K."

In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when

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.

Life Time Virtues Thetimes Literature Occupations

Why does love, even such love as he claims to practise, need

Why does love, even such love as he claims to practise, need the spectacle of beauty to bring it to life? What, in the abstract, do shapely legs have to do with love, or for that matter with desire? Or is that just the nature of nature, about which one does not ask questions?

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But truth is not spoken in anger. Truth is spoken, if it eve

But truth is not spoken in anger. Truth is spoken, if it ever comes to be spoken, in love.

Truth Love Anger

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for an

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.

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