Irma Venter > Quotes

“Sy het net kwaad geword, en kwaad is nie 'n emosie nie. Ek sal weet. Dis soos grond; jy gebruik dit om ander, egter goed te begrawe. Haat. Jaloesie. Liefde.”
― Irma Venter, Skrapnel

“Sy praat stadig, asof sy die woorde in haar mond oopbreek.”
― Irma Venter, Skoenlapper

“But the truth doesn’t always need a voice. Sometimes it waits where you left it, without anyone having to acknowledge it. Quietly and indisputably. And, above all, patiently.”
― Irma Venter, Hard Rain

“Chaos can become boring. What recurs often eventually loses its impact, diminishes in perceived size and importance, even if it continues unabated. Shock, like love, can ebb away. What once moved the earth can become normal. Routine and predictable. Boring.”
― Irma Venter, Hard Rain

“I know in the blink of an eye. That’s how it is. That’s how you fall in love: in a flash. In less time than it takes to draw a breath.”
― Irma Venter, Hard Rain

“preserveer … Dalk sal ek nog eendag uitvind”
― Irma Venter, Die verkeerde vrou

“don’t want to be anyone’s distraction. I want more. I want that thing that takes your breath away. That hurts and makes you happy at the same time. Drives you crazy.”
― Irma Venter, Hard Rain

“It was long before women knew they could rescue themselves, she once—only once—said mockingly.”
― Irma Venter, Hard Rain