In the future, Dale's interest in reading fiction is an oddity. Unfortunately, it may also prove fatal.

"Once upon a time they were called strait jackets. When you put them on, you were "in restraint" according to the polite psychiatric jargon of the day. I know, because I've read all about it in books. Yes, real books, the old-fashioned kind that were printed on paper and bound together between leather or board covers. They're still available in some libraries, Earthside, and I've read a lot of them. As a matter of fact, I own quite a collection myself. It's a peculiar hobby, but I enjoy it much more than telolearning or going to the sensorals."

Universe (June 1953)
Atoms and Evil (1962)
Complete Stories of Robert Bloch -- V 1: Final Reckonings (1990)