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...Perhaps part of the secret of leading a life in which you would not always be worrying about things, or complaining about them, was to accept that ...more

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He evidently did not care that they were in full view of a cluster of dog-owners walking their dogs. He stopped and took her in his arms, kissing her ...more

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She had always understood that love could have an intense physical effect; could fill a space somewhere in the chest, could turn knees weak, could rai...more

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She brought a chair into the room and placed it alongside the top of his bed. Then she held his hand as he drifted off to sleep. It was so small in he...more

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A photograph may speak to the photographer's envy or disappointment just as much as it may reveal his anger or disapproval. And even if a photograph r...more

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That of all people, it should be him; that took her aback. That the heart should settle on somebody like him; that surprised her. But she was so certa...more

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The ordinary people of Africa tended not to have room in their hearts for hatred. They were sometimes foolish, like people anywhere, but they did not ...more

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Then there was Mr Mandela. Everybody knew about Mr Mandela and how he had forgiven those who had imprisoned him. They had taken away years and years o...more

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If she was going to remain an engaged lady, then she would make the most of it, and one of the ways to do this would be to enjoy her free time.

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And if there's bad behaviour," Mma Potokwane went on. "If there's bad behaviour, the quickest way of stopping it is to give more love. That always wor...more

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The previously unloved may find it hard to believe that they are now loved; that is such a miracle, they feel; such a miracle.

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She did not think that those who were late, or the ancestors themselves, would wish punishment upon us, no matter what our transgressions. It was far ...more

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The problem, of course, was that people did not seem to understand the difference between right and wrong. They needed to be reminded about this, beca...more

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Out in Saxe-Coburg Street she stood still for a moment and looked at the gardens. He kissed me, she thought. He made the move; I didn't. The thought w...more