"Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves"

"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"

"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"

"I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens"

"Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail"

"The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"

"No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive"

"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"

"Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time"

"If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it"