I went to the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy but there was no mercy for blacks. I went to dancing classes, blacks were not allowed. The library, which was so precious to me, again, blacks were not allowed. It impinged on my consciousness. I began to ask why.


The Los Angeles Times (15 July 2014)

Nadine Gordimer Quotes

I went to the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy but there was no mercy for blacks. I went to dancing classes, blacks were not allowed. The library, which...

I went to the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy but there was no mercy for blacks. I went to dancing classes, blacks were not allowed. The library, which...

I went to the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy but there was no mercy for blacks. I went to dancing classes, blacks were not allowed. The library, which...

I went to the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy but there was no mercy for blacks. I went to dancing classes, blacks were not allowed. The library, which...