Space is about 100 kilometers away. Thatโs far awayโI wouldnโt want to climb a ladder to get thereโbut it isnโt that far away. If youโre in Sacramento, Seattle, Canberra, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Phnom Penh, Cairo, Beijing, central Japan, central Sri Lanka, or Portland, space is closer than the sea.
Randall MunroeI learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
Randall MunroeA million people can call the mountains a fiction, yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them.
Randall MunroeOnce I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.
Randall Munroe