I believe — I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that writers need solitude, and seek alienation of a kind every day of their working lives. (And remember, they are not even aware when and when not they are working.)... The tension between standing apart and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.


Selected Stories (1975)

Nadine Gordimer Quotes

I believe — I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that writers need solitude, and seek...

I believe — I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that writers need solitude, and seek...

I believe — I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that writers need solitude, and seek...

I believe — I know (there are not many things I should care to dogmatize about, on the subject of writing) that writers need solitude, and seek...