#modernism

"Anya looked upon Nin admirably. Having him as a partner-in-crime—if only on this one occasion, which she hoped would only be the start of something more—was more revitalizing than the cheap thrills of a cookie-cutter shallow, superficial romance, where the top priority was how beautiful a person was on the outside."

"Before this generation lose the wisdom, one advice - read books."

"...if you do not even understand what words say,how can you expect to pass judgementon what words conceal?"

"In the glad old days, before the rise of modern morbidities...it used to be thought a disadvantage to be misunderstood."

"But this wealth of information produced little or no insight."