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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My trust in God flows out of the experience...The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude...Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend...Social progress can be measured by the social position...The meeting of two personalities is like the contact...In 1974/75, I spent a sabbatical year...
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