He says there is no substitute for time.

But even these things make for coincidence.

This apparent thinness California has in common with the routine photoplay, which is at times as shallow in its thought as the shadow it throws upon the screen.

This newness California has in common with all photoplays.

It is thrillingly possible for the state and the art to acquire spiritual tradition and depth together.
Part of the thinness of California is not only its youth, but the result of the physical fact that the human race is there spread over so many acres of land.