I don't think it had ever occurred to me that man's supremacy is not primarily due to his brain, as most of the books would have one think. It is due to the brain's capacity to make use of the information conveyed to it by a narrow band of visible light rays. His civilization, all that he had achieved or might achieve, hung upon his ability to perceive that range of vibrations from red to violet. Without that, he was lost.
John WyndhamWhen a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off by sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere.
John WyndhamIt's humiliating to be dependent, anyway, but it's still a poorer pass to have no one to depend on.
John Wyndham