It is no longer clear which way is up even if one wants to rise.

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

Those who are excluded from meaningful work are, by an large, excluded from meaningful play.

The children themselves, before they get access to a car, are captives of their suburb, save for those families where the housewives surrender continuity in their own lives to chauffeur their children to lessons, doctors, and other services that could be reached via public transport in the city.

Today the future occupation of all moppets is to be skilled consumers.

The modern suburb is the product of the car, the five-day week, and the "bankers' hours" of the masses.

There is evidence that young men in the big law firms, although they still work harder than most of their clients, do not glory in putting in night work and weekend hours as they once did.