Elif Batuman
Every time a meteor comes close to the earth, we all think about the end of the world — but our internal soundtrack doesn't turn off. We're also thinking about pizza or passing a slow tractor or making a turn, and for a magical instant, our lives seem to be in conversation with the stars.
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I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds...I question the political judgement of those who would...There are no shortcuts in evolution...I'm very out of style... or I should say...Youth comes but once in a lifetime...I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do...