“The cult of nature is a form of patronage by people who have declared their materialistic independence from nature and do not have to struggle with nature every day of their lives.” PeopleFormStruggleIndependenceCultMaterialisticPatronage Book:Once Around the Sun Source: Once Around the Sun
“The cheese and wine party has the form of friendship without the warmth and devotion. It is a device either for getting rid of social obligations hurriedly en mass, or for making overtures towards more serious social relationships, as in the etiquette of whoring.” FormSocialPartySeriousMassWineDevotionObligationMannersDevicesWarmthCheeseCourtesyEtiquetteSocial RelationshipsSocial Obligation Author:Brooks Atkinson