Memories of Underdevelopment Quotes

“I'm all screwed up because I've looked into things more than is good for my own health; don't know why the hell I read so much. That's why I'm here all paralysed.”
― Edmundo Desnoes, Memories of Underdevelopment

“With the present violent historical acceleration - each new generation of knowledge occurs every ten years - the day is close when everything I know will be completely obsolete (for all the good it did me!) and I will still be alive.”
― Edmundo Desnoes, Memories of Underdevelopment

“The artist, the true artist, will always be an enemy of the State.”
― Edmundo Desnoes, Memories of Underdevelopment

“It all turns into a spectacle, when you're not taking part and just watch the game from the outside. That's why I enjoy reading so much.”
― Edmundo Desnoes, Memories of Underdevelopment