We are here because over billions of years, countless variables fell into place, any of which could have taken another path. We are essentially a beautiful fluke, as are the millions of other species with which we share this planet. Our cells are composed of atoms and dust particles from distant galaxies, and from the billions of living organisms that inhabited this planet before us.
Wendy MassYou take the flotsam," I tell her, "I'll take the jetsam." You always get the jetsam,"she says pretending to pout. "Do you ever think if poeple heard our conversations they'd lock us up?" All the time.
Wendy MassWhy do you like books so much?โ he asked. Miles answered without taking his face away from the window. โYou never know what youโll learn when you open one. And if itโs a story, you sort of fall into it. Then you live there for a while, instead of, you know, living here.
Wendy Mass