Edward Said's Quotes
Born: 1935-11-01
Profession: Writer
Nation: Palestinian
Biography of Edward Said
I have been unable to live an uncommitted or suspended life. I have not hesitated to declare my affiliation with an extremely unpopular cause.
Tags: Cause, Life, UnpopularSince the time of Homer every European, in what he could say about the Orient, was a racist, an imperialist, and almost totally ethnocentric.
Tags: Almost, Since, TimeUntil the June 1967 war I was completely caught up in the life of a young professor of English. Beginning in 1968, I started to think, write, and travel as someone who felt himself to be directly involved in the renaissance of Palestinian life and politics.
Tags: Life, Politics, War