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Alan Paton

Born 1903 · Died 1988

Quotes

  • “...there is only one thing that has power completely, and this is love. Because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.”
    Cry, the Beloved Country,
  • “Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival. When the storm threatens, a man is afraid for his house. But when the house is destroyed, there is something to do. About a storm he can do nothing, but he can rebuild a house.”
    Cry, the Beloved Country,
  • “The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that things are not mended again.”
    Cry, the Beloved Country,
  • “The Judge does not make the law. It is people that make the law. Therefore if a law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the law, that is justice, even if it is not just.”
    Cry, the Beloved Country,
  • “For who can stop the heart from breaking?”
    Cry, the Beloved Country,

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0), chosen with AI.

Books by Alan Paton in order

Books by Alan Paton in the order they were published, from Cry, the Beloved Country (1940) to Lost City of the Kalahari (2005).

  1. 1Cry, the Beloved CountryCry, the Beloved Country1940
  2. 2Too Late the PhalaropeToo Late the Phalarope1950
  3. 3South Africa in TransitionSouth Africa in Transition1956
  4. 4South Africa and Her PeopleSouth Africa and Her People1957
  5. 5The People WeptThe People Wept1957
  6. 6Debbie Go HomeDebbie Go Home1961
  7. 7Tales from a Troubled LandTales from a Troubled Land1961
  8. 8South African TragedySouth African Tragedy1965
  9. 9SpononoSponono1965
  10. 10For You DepartedFor You Departed1969
  11. 11Kontakion for You DepartedKontakion for You Departed1969
  12. 12D.C.S. Oosthuizen Memorial LecturesD.C.S. Oosthuizen Memorial Lectures1970
  13. 13Case History of a PinkyCase History of a Pinky1972
  14. 14Apartheid and the ArchbishopApartheid and the Archbishop1973
  15. 15Knocking on the DoorKnocking on the Door1975
  16. 16Towards the MountainTowards the Mountain1980
  17. 17Ah, but Your Land Is BeautifulAh, but Your Land Is Beautiful1981
  18. 18DiepkloofDiepkloof1986
  19. 19Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the PhalaAlan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope Tales from a Troubled Land1987
  20. 20Journey ContinuedJourney Continued1988
  21. 21Songs of AfricaSongs of Africa1995
  22. 22Cry, the Beloved Country Reading Group GuideCry, the Beloved Country Reading Group Guide1996
  23. 23Lost City of the KalahariLost City of the Kalahari2005
  24. 24Alan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country, and, Too Late the PhalAlan Paton's Cry the Beloved Country, and, Too Late the Phalarope

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