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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Oriental Pearl in late capitalism: warning



"Just be advised, boys ... You'll want to watch your step, 'cause what I am is, is like a small-diameter pearl of the Orient rolling around the floor of late capitalism — lowlifes of all income levels may step on me now and then but if they do it'll be them who slip and fall and on a good day break their ass, while the ol' pearl herself just goes a-rollin' on."

From Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
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2 comments:

  1. georgeofthejungle21 April 2014 at 06:00

    Hehe, wonderful pic.

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  2. Madam Miaow21 April 2014 at 11:10

    Thank you, George. Anna May Wong as the evil daughter of Fu Manchu in Daughter of the Dragon.

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