Orientalism Quotes
- Nothing like this has been attempted before. (...) It might be called a literary Porto Alegre. That implies a beginning, with much fierce argument and… — Perry Anderson
- Tofu and futons. The adepts of Orientalism seem to spend most of their lives reclining. They can't quite summon the energy to crawl up onto… — Edward Abbey
- Orientalism can be discussed and analyzed as the corporate institution for dealing with the Orient—dealing with it by making statements about it, authorizing views of… — Edward Said
- There had been observed in this country certain streams of influence which are causing a marked deterioration in our literature, amusements, and social conduct...a nasty… — Henry Ford
- I emphasize in it [my Orientalism] accortdingly that neither the term Orient nor the concept of the West has any ontological stability; each is made… — Edward Said
- Romantic Orientalism was fascinated by the color and excitement of a powerful culture, and nearly always approached its subject with love. — Kage Baker