Who said “The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails,…”?

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Nadine Gordimer. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Great Problems in the Street," in I Will Still Be Moved (1963) ed. by Marion Friedmann

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“The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand.”
— Nadine Gordimer
Verified"Great Problems in the Street," in I Will Still Be Moved (1963) ed. by Marion Friedmann · evidenceInvolvement

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Gordimer, N. (n.d.). The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15280-the-gap-between-the-committed-and-the-indifferent/

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Gordimer, Nadine. “The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15280-the-gap-between-the-committed-and-the-indifferent/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Gordimer, Nadine. “The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15280-the-gap-between-the-committed-and-the-indifferent/.

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