Dada is not modern at all, it is rather a return to a quasi-Buddhist religion of indifference. Dada puts an artificial sweetness onto things, a snow of butterflies coming out of a conjurer's skull. Dada is stillness and does not understand the passions.
Tristan TzaraYou'll never know why you exist, but you'll always allow yourselves to be easily persuaded to take life seriously.
Tristan Tzara