COETZEE

" HE HAD NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE A GOOD WORD TO SAY FOR WAR, BUT HERE IN HIS HOSPITAL BED, CONSUMING TIME AND BEING CONSUMED, HE SEEMS TO BE REVISING HIS OPINIONS. IN THE RAZING OF CITIES, THE PILLAGE OF TREASURE, THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS, IN ALL THAT RECKLESS, HE BEGINS TO DETECT A CERTAIN WISDOM, AS THOUGH HISTORY KNOWS WHAT IT'S DOING. DOWN WITH THE OLD, MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW !

- J.M. COETZEE, " SLOW MAN"