“All men are stuck in a kind of fog. They're surrounded by a wall of fog. They think this is perfectly normal, but it's not.”

—  Colin Wilson

Source: The Black Room (1975), p. 20
Context: All men are stuck in a kind of fog. They're surrounded by a wall of fog. They think this is perfectly normal, but it's not. It means that since they can't see much beyond their own little situation, they tend to vegetate. They need some immediate stimulus to keep them alert.

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