All Quotes By Tag: Nadine-gordimer

“Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can’t.”

“At the evident risk of seeming ridiculous, I want to begin by saying that I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously. I hope this isn’t too melodramatic or self-centred a way of saying that I attempt to write as if I did not care what reviewers said, what peers thought, or what prevailing opinions may be.”

“Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you’ve made sense of one small area.”