In a world of monotonous horror there could be no salvation in wild dreaming. Horror he had adjusted to. But monotony was the greater obstacle, and he realized it now, understood it at long last. And understanding it seemed to give him a sort of quiet peace, a sense of having spread all the cards on his mental table, examined them, and settled conclusively on the desired hand.
Richard MathesonNo longer will you be a weird Robinson Crusoe, imprisoned on an island of night surrounded by oceans of death.
Richard MathesonโฆThey think of suicide as a quick route to oblivion, an escape. Far from it. It merely alters a person from one form to another. Nothing can destroy the spirit. Suicide only precipitates a darker continuation of the same conditions from which escape was sought. A condition under circumstances so much more painful.
Richard MathesonOur world is in profound danger. Mankind must establish a set of positive values with which to secure its own survival.
Richard Matheson