There are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
ALAN PATONThere are voices crying what must be done, a hundred, a thousand voices.
ALAN PATONWise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
ALAN PATONBehind the polished panelling the white ant eats away the wood. Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools
ALAN PATONHappy the eyes that can close
ALAN PATONThe tragedy is not that things are broken.
ALAN PATONThe truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.
ALAN PATONThese hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.
ALAN PATONThe sun pours down on the earth, on the lovely land that man cannot enjoy. He knows only the fear of his heart.
ALAN PATONIf you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.
ALAN PATONFor who can stop the heart from breaking?
ALAN PATONThere is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills.
ALAN PATONI am a weak and sinful man, but God put His hands on me, that is all.
ALAN PATONThe Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law.
ALAN PATONLet him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing.
ALAN PATONFear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival.
ALAN PATONTo give up the task of reforming society is to give up one’s responsibility as a free man.
ALAN PATON