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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True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety...I have had dreams and I have had nightmares...Being a teen can be tough. Just try to surround...Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy...I'm the most private person...Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough...
