"Who are we?' And to me that's the essential question that's always been in science fiction. A lot of science fiction stories are - at their very best - evocations of that question. When we look up at the night sky and wonder, 'Is there anyone else out there?' we're also asking who we are we in relation to them."

-- David Gerrold

#Night Quotes #Sky Quotes #Essentials Quotes

“The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians.”
“I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of being a "label" than of being a human being, that's the way most of us were taught.”

Source : The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell (2007). “The Freedom Writers Diary (Movie Tie-in Edition): How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them”, p.86, Broadway Books
“Of all the poetry written in our generation, Frost's is most likely to stand the test of time”
“Truth is weirder than any fiction I've seen.”
“I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure.”
“Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.”
“I'm a hopeless mother; a hopeless wife; I have to try harder. I'm just a pathetic case history, really.”
“Now must we sing and sing the best we can, But first you must be told your character: Convicted cowards all, by kindred slain.”

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