On close examination, his clearest and most successful predictions often lack originality or profundity. As a novel it is a curious blend of slickness and profundity. Nevertheless, there are passages of extraordinary beauty and profundity. Aspasia, in her limitedness as a woman cannot grasp the profundity of masculine thought. Edwards' detractors acknowledge his formal skill, but deplore the absence of profundity in his movies. In all human activity the violent and transitory develops first; repose and profundity appear last. They are lively and usually interesting but lack artistic profundity. Kunitz's poetry won wide praise for its profundity and quality. Herbert's profundity as well as consistency are said to be the key to his superiority. He wrote simple lyrics about romantic relationships to give the songs "extra resonance and profundity". The synergistic action of the economic players lies within the economic phenomenon's profundity. Nothing is what it seems' with no profundity. It was simply meant as entertainment and any profundity will have to be read in.