"The heaven is spherical in shape, and moves as a sphere; the earth too is sensibly spherical in shape, when taken as a whole; in position it lies in the middle of the heavens very much like its center; in size and distance it has the ratio of a point to the sphere of the fixed stars; and it has no motion from place to place."

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Source : Ptolemy (1984). “Ptolemy's Almagest”, Bloomsbury Academic

Ptolemy

#Stars Quotes #Distance Quotes #Lying Quotes

“Hello Rush," she said, breaking the silence. The sound of her voice almost sent me to my knees. God, I'd missed her voice. "Blaire," I managed to say, terrified that I'd scare her away just by speaking.”
“There is some consolation in the fact that, even though your dreams don't come true, neither do your nightmares.”
“It seems to me like stealing, for men and women to live in the world and do nothing to make it better.”

Source : Sarah Orne Jewett (1996). “Novels and Stories”
“Louisiana is a fresh-air mental asylum.”
“You can embark on new and steeper versions of your old sins, you know, and cry tears while doing it that are genuine as any.”

Source : Leif Enger (2007). “Peace Like a River”, p.179, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.”
“Dawn rose from the desert and turned the river to wine.”

Source : Tanith Lee (1981). “Tales from the Flat Earth: The Lords of Darkness Night's Master Death's Master Delusion's Master”
“I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.”

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