To be sure, some humans were always doing silly things-but at what point had prime damfoolishness become commonplace? When for example, had the zombie-like professional models become accepted ideals of American womanhood? (Robert A. Heinlein)

To be sure, some humans were always doing silly things-but at what point had prime damfoolishness become commonplace? When for example, had the zombie-like professional models become accepted ideals of American womanhood?

Robert A. Heinlein

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