There are photographers who push for war because they make stories. They search for a Chinese who has a more Chinese are than the others and they end up finding one. They have him take a typically Chinese pose and surround him with chinoiseries. What have they captured on their film? A Chinese? Definitely not: the idea of the Chinese.
Jean-Paul SartreIdeas come in pairs and they contradict one another; their opposition is the principal engine of reflection.
Jean-Paul SartreA writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honorable form.
Jean-Paul Sartre