“Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.”

“Modern English is the Wal-Mart of languages: convenient, huge, hard toavoid, superficially friendly, and devouring all rivals in its eagernessto expand.”

“Is this the curse of modernity, to live in a world without judgment, without perspective, no context for understanding or distinguishing what is real and what is imagined, what is manipulated and what is by chance beautiful, what is shadow and what is flesh?”

“The curse of modern times is the propensity of male hormones in places where they can do the most damage”

“People say sometimes that Beauty is superficial. That may be so. But at least it is not so superficial as Thought is. To me, Beauty is the wonder of wonders. It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.”

“Love is not of value when this superficial contract must be drawn up, representing the two worlds that enclose us.”