He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planetโs intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing.
Richard MathesonNo longer will you be a weird Robinson Crusoe, imprisoned on an island of night surrounded by oceans of death.
Richard MathesonOur world is in profound danger. Mankind must establish a set of positive values with which to secure its own survival. This quest for enlightenment must begin now.
It is essential that all men and women become aware of what they are, why they are here on Earth and what they must do to preserve civilization before it is too late.
โฆThey 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 Matheson