Karen Tei Yamashita Quotes

• The myth of the first world is that
  development is wealth and technology progress.
  It is all rubbish.
  It means that you are no longer human beings
  but only labor.
  It means that the land you live on is not earth
  but only property.

  Karen Tei Yamashita

  Mean, Technology, Land

  Karen Tei Yamashita (1997). “Tropic of Orange: A Novel”

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• No single imagination is wild or crass or cheesy enough to compete with the collective mindlessness that propels our fascination forward.

  Karen Tei Yamashita

  Imagination, Cheesy, Fascination

  Karen Tei Yamashita (1997). “Tropic of Orange: A Novel”

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