“I am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of the vast consumer cultures of Tokyo and the subcultures of the world at large.” WorldCultureLiteratureWishNovelSeriousReflectionMereConsumersTokyoSubcultureConsumer CultureSerious Work Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“A woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture.” TwoOrderCultureEnergyAbilityQualityPromiseMereBrilliantMortalsMere Mortals Author:Margaret Mead
“Where no interest is takes in science, literature and liberal pursuits, mere facts and insignificant criticisms necessarily become the themes of discourse; and minds, strangers alike to activity and meditation, become so limited as to render all intercourse with them at once tasteless and oppressive.” MindFactsCultureLiteratureInterestMeditationActivityCriticismMereStrangerPursuitThemeDiscourseInsignificantIntercourse Author:Madame de Stael
“The human community and individual people are more likely to hurt or undernourish children they think of as 'bodies' to be used. Cultures and people are more likely to raise children to be mere economic interns rather than fully developed humans if they see children as 'bodies' to be forced into certain economic and social molds.” PeopleIfsThinkingHumansChildrenBodyUsedCertainCultureIndividualSocialCommunityHurtEconomicRaisesMereMold Author:Michael Gurian