"Ah, what balance is needed at the edges of such an abyss. I am left alone on the surface of a turning planet. What to do but, like Michelangelo 's Adam, put my hand out into unknown space, hoping for the reciprocating touch?"

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Source : "Between Here and Now" by R. S. Thomas, ("Threshold", p. 110), 1981.

R. S. Thomas

#Hands Quotes #Space Quotes #Balance Quotes

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Source : Twitter post from Mar 26, 2016
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