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“where love and desire are concerned, there are no adequate examples; and all of our objects must bear the burden of exemplifying and failing what drives our attachment to them.”
― Lauren Berlant, Desire/Love

“Intellectuals sign petitions, perhaps march in the streets, attempt their own soundbites when broadcasting, but confine their extended energies to debate and discourse among themselves.”
― Stephen Chan, The End of Certainty: Towards a New Internationalism

“At the end of the market is a tall, whitewashed, conelike tower, with black intertwining snakes painted on all its sides—the temple. Inside, you will find an image of a saffron-colored creature, half man half monkey: this is Hanuman, everyone’s favorite god in the Darkness. Do you know about Hanuman, sir? He was the faithful servant of the god Rama, and we worship him in our temples because he is a shining example of how to serve your masters with absolute fidelity, love, and devotion. These are the kinds of gods they have foisted on us, Mr. Jiabao. Understand, now, how hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India.”
― Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger

“Chan has had the courage to subvert standard scholarly approaches to show that the very framework within which academics operate is itself an impediment to the leap of imagination required to meet the demands of our sublimely chaotic world.”
― Stephen Chan, The End of Certainty: Towards a New Internationalism