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There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.

Alan Paton

When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?
ALAN PATON

Any Big Go Intention Judge Say Will Wound
And money is not something to go mad about …
ALAN PATON

Mad Money Something
I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.
ALAN PATON

Country Envision Great Peaceful Pride Someday Soulful Tak World
There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
ALAN PATON

Hill Lovely Raed Run
Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
ALAN PATON

Bird Land Move Sing
Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.
ALAN PATON

Afraid Anger Defend Let Poor Strong Weak
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?…
ALAN PATON

Die Know Live Struggle
Nosecond Johannesburg isneededuponthe earth.One is enough.
ALAN PATON

Enough No One People Second
When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house.
ALAN PATON

Afraid House Man Storm Threaten
Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
ALAN PATON

As Development Exploit Name Such True
Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire.
ALAN PATON

Deep Earth FIner Fire Let Love Make Sun Through
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.
ALAN PATON

All Fall Much Now Silence Talk
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
ALAN PATON

Fear Give Much Rob Too
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school.
ALAN PATON

Hard Obedient Open Other Perhaps Quiet School Too Wear Work
For mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for.
ALAN PATON

Air Hat Mad Men Mine Money Something Throw
Forgive us all, for we all have trespasses.
ALAN PATON

All Forgive Trespass Us

There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all.

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