Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future. – Gary Ross
Most modern science fiction went to school on Dune. Even Harry Potter with its boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion. – Gary Ross