It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.

The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

There is tension between the values of modern society and the principles of Islam.

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

...it seemed a part of her life, to step from the ancient to the modern, back and forth. She felt rather sorry for those who knew only one and not the other. It was better, she thought, to be able to select from the whole menu of human achievements than to be bound within one narrow range.