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21 " They were probably fifty feet away from each other. How far is fifty feet? To the top of the tallest tree? From one lip of a volcano to the other? As far as a man can go in ten seconds, striding briskly? As far as a man can go in five seconds, falling over himself in enthusiasm? "
― Lydia Netzer , How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky
22 " Do we know her, Mother?" said George."What? No, of course we don't.""Because when I see her," he went on, as if she hadn't answered no, "I don't miss anyone. I just feel happy that she's near. "
23 " His motto was Scientia vincere tenebras, or “Conquering the darkness through science, "
24 " There is no reason to believe that stars and planets or their movement could have any influence whatsoever on the lives of human beings or the countries of the earth. Neither is there any empirical evidence to show that true love is anything but a construct created by humans to solidify a family unit based on monogamy and a strong, diverse lineage for the species. No evidence of any true god. And yet we watch the stars, we fall in love, we pray. Therefore scholars of astrology, love, and religion have been forced to accept that something can be real, even if it is not true. "