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.
More quotes and aphorisms
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter...A smile is the light in your window...The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man...The business of the poet is not to find new emotions...I love driving, but sometimes, I'm not too good...The human dilemma is that which arises...
