Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time. – John Berger
Is boredom anything less than the sense of ones faculties slowly dying? – John Berger
Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. – John Berger
Post-modernism has cut off the present from all futures. The daily media add to this by cutting off the past. Which means that critical opinion is often orphaned in the present. – John Berger