Each age selects its own geniuses from the past to suit its own needs. It's always been that way.
Take No MoreRemembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future
Twenty-Six Men and a Girl and Other StoriesIt's just hard to see people from your past when your present is so cataclysmically fucked.
This is Where I Leave YouThe past will be your teacher if you learn from it; your master if you live in it.
Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience