Mankind, which has always ...

Mankind, which has always been a part of nature, has reached a point where it is too much for nature to accommodate.
 Kobo Abe

Quotes from the same author

The most frightening thing in the world is to discover the abnormal in that which is closest to us.
 Kobo Abe
The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.
 Kobo Abe
Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.
 Kobo Abe