"There is in every person that which waits, waits, waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in herself. There is that in every person that waits—waits and listens—for the sound of the genuine in other people...
Acts of injustice done / Between the setting and the rising sun / In history lie like bones, / each one. — Auden
”It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience . . . To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve, and cherish, the pale blue dot; the only home we've ever known.” —Carl Sagan