Quote by JM Coetzee Download Open image ““My case rests on the rights of desire,’ he says. ‘On the god who makes even the small birds quiver.”” — JM Coetzee ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Lucy, my dearest, why don’t you want to tell? It was a crime. There is no shame in being the object of a crime.… — JM Coetzee Copy Share Image
“I was a servant of Eros: that is what he wants to say, but does he have the effrontery? It was a god who… — JM Coetzee Copy Share Image
“No, that is true, they are not tight up against each other in the sky, there is a tiny gap between them. That is… — JM Coetzee Copy Share Image
“A risk to own anything: a car, a pair of shoes, a packet of cigarettes. Not enough to go around, not enough cars, shoes,… — JM Coetzee Copy Share Image
“No animal will accept the justice of being punished for following its instincts. (90)” — JM Coetzee Copy Share Image
“There is no shame in being the object of a crime. You did not choose to be the object. (111)” — JM Coetzee Copy Share Image