"Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires."

"The intellectual is someone who is always in search of the truth, even if it is uncomfortable."

"No one can deny the importance of geography in the formation of cultures and peoples."

"The concept of 'civilization' is often used as a tool of power, to differentiate between the 'civilized' and the 'uncivilized'."

"I don't remember when exactly I read my first comic book, but I do remember exactly how liberated and subversive I felt as a result."