We are not quite conscious of the reason.... : Quote by Nick Joaquín

“ We are not quite conscious of the reason for our disdain when we refer to the illiterate past as wallowing in ignorance... What divides us from them is the column of print. Theirs was a total culture involving all the senses, while ours is a culture concentrated in the literate eye. ”

Nick Joaquín
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