Kun Nukkuja Herää: Romaani
1910
A science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Mr. Isbister, a young painter, who encounters a desperate man suffering from insomnia while exploring the beautiful coastline of Cornwall. The narrative sets up themes of existential despair and the pursuit of meaning, as the unknown man expresses a profound longing for sleep and peace, suggesting the weight of life's burdens. The opening of the book introduces readers to Mr. Isbister and the tormented unnamed man, who has not slept for six nights. As their conversation unfolds, the man reveals his deep existential pain and feelings of aimlessness in life, leading to discussions about self-harm. Isbister, despite his own confusion and discomfort, tries to offer support and understanding. The scene captures a poignant exchange about the nature of suffering and the human condition, establishing the groundwork for a broader exploration of life's meaning and the struggles inherent in existence.
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“...fact takes no heed of human hopes.””
— H. G. Wells
“You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel”
— H. G. Wells
“After telephone, kinematograph and phonograph had replaced newspaper, book schoolmaster and letter, to live outside the range of the electric cables was to live an isolated savage.””
— H. G. Wells
“There is no liberty, save wisdom and self-control. Liberty is within--not without. It is each man's own affair.””
— H. G. Wells
“What right have they to hope? They work ill and they want the reward of those who work well. The hope of mankind - what is it? That some day the Over-man may come, that some day the inferior, the weak and the bestial may be subdued or eliminated. Subdued if not eliminated. The world is no place for the bad, the stupid, the enervated. Their duty - it's a fine duty too! - is to due. The death of the failure! That is the path by which the beast rose to manhood, by which man goes on to higher things.””
— H. G. Wells
“To-day is the day of wealth. Wealth now is power as it never was power before”
— H. G. Wells
“The day of democracy is past," he said. "Past for ever. That day began with the bowmen of Crecy, it ended when marching infantry, when common men in masses ceased to win the battles of the world, when costly cannon, great ironclads, and strategic railways became the means of power. To-day is the day of wealth. Wealth now is power as it never was power before”
— H. G. Wells
“Restraint, soberness, the matured thought, the unselfish act, they are necessities of the barbarous state, the life of dangers. Dourness is man's tribute to unconquered nature.””
— H. G. Wells
“I wonder," said Graham.Ostrog stared.Must the world go this way?" said Graham, with his emotions at the speaking point. "Must it indeedgo in this way? Have all our hopes been vain?"What do you mean?" said Ostrog. "Hopes?"I came from a democratic age. And I find an aristocratic tyranny!"Well,”
— H. G. Wells
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