He sat on under a sky now crazed with stars -- stars in such wild profusion that the night had no idea what to do with them all. Actually, it did. Actually of course it did. We don't understand the stars, we don't understand the galaxy (how it formed). The night is more intelligent than we are -- many Einsteins more intelligent. And so he sat on, under the intelligence of the night.
-- Martin Amis, The Pregnant Widow --
Have a great Monday!
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And some people don't see the stars, but black night.
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ReplyDeleteSad..... sad is what that is.