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"But what conclusions may we draw from the fact that it is just as ridiculously unpleasant to look at old fashions (so long as they have not yet become costumes), as it is ridiculously unpleasant to look at old pictures, or the outmoded facades of old-style houses, and to read yesterday's books? Clearly, there is no other conclusion except that we become unpleasant to ourselves the moment we gain some distance from what we were."

-- Robert Musil