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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Do you know,” she said slowly, “that the stars that we see the clearest are already dead?” “Well, that’s depressing.” I took my hand from hers. “No,” she said gently, linking her arm through mine, “it’s not depressing, it’s beautiful. They’ve been gone for who knows how long, but we can still see them. They live on.” They live on.”
― The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
― The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
“It isn’t enough to have been a particle in the great extant of existence. I want, we want, more. We want for people to know us, to know our story, to know who we are and who we will be. And after we’ve gone, to know who we were.”
― The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
― The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
“Even more basic, any EVA puts man just one thin, glued-together, rubber membrane away from near-instant death.”
― Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
― Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey
“I Listened to the birds that visited Tenshoen, and the insects, trees, grass and flowers. To the wind, rain and light. And to the moon. I believe they all have voices. I can easily spend a whole day Listening to them. When I am in the woods at Tenshoen the whole world is there too. When I hear stars whispering at night I feel part of the eternal flow of time.”
― Sweet Bean Paste
― Sweet Bean Paste
Caryn’s 2025 Year in Books
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