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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Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt...Social justice cannot be attained by violence...The history of our race...My workout was running down fly balls...I had to gain experience as I did not have...The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts...