... some veil between childhood and the present is necessary. If the veil is withdrawn, the artistic imagination sickens and dies, the prophet looks in the mirror with a disillusioned and cynical sneer, the scientist goes fishing.
Margaret Mead (1975). “Male and female: a study of the sexes in a changing world”, William Morrow & Co
![... some veil between childhood and the present is necessary. If the veil is withdrawn, the artistic imagination sickens and dies, the prophet looks in the mirror with a disillusioned and cynical sneer, the scientist](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/margaret-mead/-some-veil-between-childhood-and-the-present-is-necessary-if-the-veil-is-withdrawn-the-artistic-imagination-sickens-and.jpg)