Quotes by : Marlene Van Niekerk

Well, I am something, Ma, you hissed, I am not nothing, I am somebody and I know what I want from life....

...a butterfly is like the soul of a person, it dries out in captivity.

Nature is subtle and complex.

In a state of pseudo-death you restore your substance.

..we all have to do things in this life that we don't like..

Everything is important. To the smallest insect, even the mouldering tree, the deepest stone in the drift.....

First smile!! An unseasonal little shower of rain fell here, and a lot of butterflies drowned, so we....

Marriage is holy and it's private.

And I will close my eyes and prepare myself so that they can unscrew my head and allow the map to slip....