Quote by Leo Rosten

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we shall not end up as breakfast for newts and polyps, I seem to hear the muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed.

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnifice

Summary

This quote reflects the author's contemplation of the dark side of human nature and the potential destructive consequences of our actions. The description of the "dark colony of night" signifies a place where negative qualities like malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness thrive. The mention of becoming "breakfast for newts and polyps" evokes a sense of insignificance and vulnerability in the face of the potentially harmful outcomes of our behavior. The phrase "muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed" suggests that all the accumulated knowledge and wisdom might go unheard and unheeded amid the chaos.

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