# The sense of tragedy is that the world is not a pleasant little nest made for our protection by Norbert Wiener > "The sense of tragedy is that the world is not a pleasant little nest made for our protection." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *The Human Use of Human Beings (1950)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Human Use of Human Beings (1950).