Ancient traditions, when tested by the severe processes of modern investigation commonly enough fade away into mere dreams; but it is singular how often the dream turns out to have been a half-waking one, presaging reality.
This quotation was copied from the Museum of Jurassic Technology, attributed to T. H. Huxley's The Book of Beasts. There is no such book. T. H. White wrote a book by that name. Aldous Huxley wrote "Brave New World", among others. I have decided to attribute following Mr. Wilson in any case.
