Memorable Quote

"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."

By H.P. Lovecraft

Strange, but oddly charming quote. I think. I kinda like looking at the world through the eyes of a 1900s amateur scientist. His theories on Antarctica as discussed in an annotated collection of short stories were very entertaining. His life is also an interesting contrast to current culture. I can't imagine a modern high school drop out writing like that.