In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
Oscar WildeIf science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
Ursula K. Le GuinMy education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading.
Frankenstein; Or, the Modern PrometheusThe early giants of modern dance - Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis - barely left traces of their art.
Robert Gottlieb