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AB de Villers is the most complete player of the Modern Era.

"IPL 7: AB de Villiers is the most complete batsman of the modern era, says VVS Laxman". indianexpress.com. May 16, 2014.

Modernity is a qualitative, not a chronological, category.

Theodor W. Adorno, E. F. N. Jephcott (2005). “Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life”, p.218, Verso

Postmodernism cost literature its audience.

"'To hell with Perry Mason'". Interview with Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.

Sin is the only real colour element left in modern life.

Oscar Wilde (2010). “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.33, Bibliolis Books

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.37, Random House

I never call myself modern or traditional, in our out, new or used, because I prefer not to be hemmed in by rigid definitions.

Kenny Werner (1996). “Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within”, Jamey Aebersold Jazz Incorporated