In one way or another, the very existence of islands is the
negation of this point of view, of this effort, this conviction. That England is
populated will always come as a surprise; humans can live on an island only
by forgetting what an island represents. Islands are either from before or for
after humankind.
Desert Islands and Other Texts
Gilles Deleuze
Desert Islands and Other Texts
Gilles Deleuze