Alis

“I believe that this example demonstrates how great science and great poetry are both visionary, and may even arrive at the same intuitions. Our culture is foolish to keep science and poetry separated: they are two tools to open our eyes to the complexity and beauty of the world.”
― Carlo Rovelli, Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity

“I just want to live simply and pay attention to what's happening each day.”
― Kent Haruf, Our Souls at Night

“Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and beauty of the world. And it’s breathtaking.”
― Carlo Rovelli, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

“Who does ever get what they want? It doesn’t seem to happen to many of us if any at all. It’s always two people bumping against each other blindly, acting out old ideas and dreams and mistaken understandings.”
― Kent Haruf, Our Souls at Night