Three quotes by Carl Sagan stood out to me today: "Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception." "For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." "If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do ( Read more... )

I was watching Criminal Minds tonight and one of the quotes was "‎Better to write for yourself and have no public than to write for the public and have no self." (Cyril Connolly) That pretty much sums up this journal. As much as I've talked about my voice not mattering to some of those I work with, I wonder if this is partially true for when I ( Read more... )

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