The poet, the artist, the sleuth, whoever sharpens our perception tends to antisocial rarely 'well adjusted,' he cannot go along with currents and trends. (Marshall McLuhan)

The poet, the artist, the sleuth, whoever sharpens our perception tends to antisocial rarely 'well adjusted,' he cannot go along with currents and trends.

Marshall McLuhan

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