Caryn

“Even more basic, any EVA puts man just one thin, glued-together, rubber membrane away from near-instant death.”
― Michael Collins, Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
― George Orwell, 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.”
― Marianne Cronin, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

“The earth from orbit is a delight—alive, inviting, enchanting—offering visual variety and an emotional feeling of belonging “down there.” Not so with this withered, sun-seared peach pit out my window. There is no comfort to it; it is too stark and barren; its invitation is monotonous and meant for geologists only. Look at this crater, look at that one, are they the result of impacts, or volcanism, or a mixture of both?”
― Michael Collins, Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey