The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it. – Edmond de Goncourt

These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes, and blindly follow the most narrow, conservative tenets of religion or else seek comfort in the ancient traditions of New Age ritual. – Joan D. Vinge

Old age is fifteen years older than I am. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next. – William Ralph Inge