Yvette Tan > Quotes

“Still, it’s been said that we were luckier than a lot of countries. Being third world meant that we were used to a certain level of discomfort, a lack of things wealthier countries might call necessities.”
― Yvette Tan, Seek Ye Whore and Other Stories

“I’m still not sure why we did it, why we took so much trouble to eat the dead. Maybe it was a bit of defiance against our unwitting masters. Maybe it was an attempt to find control in a chaotic world. But most probably, it was to fulfill the desire to taste good food again.”
― Yvette Tan, Seek Ye Whore and Other Stories