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“Those were the days when I believed my life would turn out special. I secretly sneered at cowards who compromised with reality. But this silly arrogance of mine is the reason why I am nothing now.”
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
― Shoko's Smile: Stories
“I do not believe guilt is inherited, but responsibility is, and there is nobody alive today whose existence has not been shaped by colonialist, racist forces. That is a legacy we all live with, and we should all deal with the consequences. If you have benefitted, then soaking yourself in remorse and guilt does not help anyone. What you can do, though, is ask constantly how you have felt those benefits. At whose expense were they gained?”
― The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums... and Why We Need to Talk About It
― The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums... and Why We Need to Talk About It
“Each of us is all the sums he has not counted: subtract us into the nakedness and night again, and you shall see begin in Crete four thousand years ago the love that ended yesterday in Texas.”
― Look Homeward, Angel
― Look Homeward, Angel
C.’s 2024 Year in Books
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