“The paradox of anthropology: to see something, you had to be outside of it, but when you were outside of it, you couldn't see it for what it was.” — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
“As a Freudian, I'm not supposed to use words like evil; my business is with instinct, memory, and desire. Nevertheless, I've been wondering, lately,… — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
“Clearly, you don't know much about horror, he said. Horror is premised on the experience of what we do not and cannot understand, whereas… — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
“The American id could not be educated, Spinks thought. It needed horror in order to stay awake and to justify its most pleasureful pursuit,… — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
“Scratch a professor and you find a paranoiac, Barlow thought. But scratch a dean and you find a con artist.” — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
“The worst mistake you can make, Kroeber taught, is to see another person through the lens of your prejudices. The second worst mistake is… — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
“The paradox of anthropology: to see something, you had to be outside of it, but when you were outside of it, you couldn't see… — Paul La Farge Copy Share Image
