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Quote by Bessie Head

“I write because I have authority from life to do so.”

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Bessie Head was a South African writer known for her profound portrayal of African society and culture. Her works often focused on themes of apartheid and gender inequality, reflecting her experiences during the period of racial segregation in South Africa. more

“I have often noticed that the need for cash and the production of a masterpiece just don't coincide with me. Money will hit me at a big off-period and genius will hit me in starvation, that is, I often get the money when I don't think I deserve it and have been lolling around for days and days thinking the most abysmal thoughts.”

Thinking Needs Has Beens Bigs Genius Periods Deserve Productions Cash Masterpiece Starvation

Book:A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979

Source: A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979

“Most people live uncomplicated lives. They have work and quietly rear their children. There is an order and sanity about them that keeps the world going. There is an outer disorder and insanity about my life which makes me a victim. One of the disorders is that they won't give us citizenship here.”

People World Giving Children Order Victim Insanity Disorder Sanity Citizenship Uncomplicated

Book:A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979

Source: A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979

“I love to work, although sometimes I can spend whole days doing nothing more than picking the lint off the carpet and talking to my mother on the phone.”

I Can Sometimes Whole Mother Talking Phones Carpet Doing Nothing

Author:Beth Henley

“I regard England as my wife and America as my mistress.”