J. M. Coetzee : (4)

" My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me, more productive to live out the question than to try to answer it in abstract terms. " - J. M. Coetzee

" Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say? " - J. M. Coetzee

" Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals. " - J. M. Coetzee

" As for September 11, let us not too easily grant the Americans possession of that date on the calendar. Like May 1 or July 14 or December 25, September 11 may seem full of significance to some people, while to other people it is just another day. " - J. M. Coetzee