In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
A work can become modern only if it is first postmodern. Postmodernism thus...
If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it you just feel that...
I think that to a very great extent we are partners with the divine in this enterprise called history. That is an ongoing relationship and there is absolutely no guarantee that things will automatically work out to our best advantage.