“We may be living at that moment, on the cusp, when we go from being a species that feels a kind of loneliness in the cosmos to actually one sometime in the not too distant future being able to confirm the existence of other intelligent life.” FeelsKindMayMomentsAbleExistenceLonelinessIntelligentSpeciesCosmosThat MomentIntelligent LifeCusp Author:Ann Druyan
“Ten long trips around the sun since I last saw that smile, but only joy and thankfulness that on a tiny world in the vastness, for a couple of moments in the immensity of time, we were one.” WorldLongMomentsLastsRememberJoySunSawsCoupleTenTinyThankfulnessVastnessImmensity Author:Ann Druyan
“Science reserves the highest reward for those of you who disprove our most cherished beliefs. At any moment someone from any walk of life could come forward and be responsible for a complete revision of our view of everything.” MomentsScienceBeliefWalksViewsHighestResponsibleRewardsReservesBeing ResponsibleRevisionWalks Of Life Author:Ann Druyan
“Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven or an afterlife. For Carl, what mattered most was what was true, not merely what would make us feel better. Even at this moment when anyone would be forgiven for turning away from the reality of our situation, Carl was unflinching. As we looked deeply into each other's eyes, it was with a shared conviction that our wondrous life together was ending forever.” FeelsMomentsRealityWould BeEyeTogetherLastsHeavenSituationVisionFantasyForeverTakenMinutesConvictionContraryConversionAfterlifeRefugeFeel BetterForgivenComfortingWondrousDeathbedLast MinuteLife Together Author:Ann Druyan
