"Why are the heavens not filled with light? Why is the universe plunged into darkness?"

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Source : Edward Robert Harrison (1987). “Darkness at night: a riddle of the universe”, Harvard Univ Pr

Edward Robert Harrison

#Light Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Darkness Quotes

“In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.”
“In the East men know panic, but they do not know what fright is.”
“I wasn't this nervous playing golf when I was drinking. It's the first tournament I've won on the PGA Tour in a sober manner, so it's a great feeling knowing I can do it sober. I don't think two years ago I could have pulled this off.”
“Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.”
“Probably millions of Americans got up this morning with a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a donut. No wonder they are sick and fouled up.”
“In short, with each of the thousand-and-one problems that present themselves in family life, our choice is between controlling and teaching, between creating an atmosphere of distrust and one of trust, between setting an example of power and helping children to learn responsibility, between quick-fix parenting and the kind that's focused on long-term goals.”
“If you allowed yourself to hear or feel amusement, you would hear and feel pain.”
“My motherâ€¦was perfectly horrified when I began shooting and tried to keep me in school, but I would run away and go quail shooting in the woods or trim my dresses with wreaths of wildflowers.”

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