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About the joys and the courage, i really don't know what other people think. i just know that i've never left africa. i've lived there all my life. and one of the wonderful things, in spite of all the terrible things that happen in south africa, is the way people continue to keep their dignity.
-Nadine Gordimer
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About The Joys And The Courage, I

Nadine Gordimer
About the joys and the courage, i really don't know what other people think. i just know that i've never left africa. i've lived there all my life. and one of the wonderful things, in spite of all the terrible things that happen in south africa, is the way people continue to keep their dignity.
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