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Naïve. Super

Book by Erlend Loe · 24 quotes · Thinking, Universo, Bigs

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“...the total number of galaxies in the universe seems to be in the region of ten billion, and that each of them has about a hundred billion stars the size of the sun. These numbers are so absurd that I strangely find myself in a good mood. It's all so immense. I think Paul feels a bit like this as well. There is so little I can do to make a difference. It is liberating.”

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“The only thing I can be sure of at any given time is what I am thinking myself. I have no idea what the others are thinking. Do they think space is big and dangerous? I do. What do they believe in? I think nobody ought to be alone. That one should be with someone. With friends. With the person one loves. I think it is important to love. I think it's the most important thing.”

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“El número total de galaxias del universo parece rondar los diez mil millones, y que cada una de ellas tiene alrededor de cien mil millones de estrellas del tamaño del Sol. Estos números son tan absurdos que extrañamente me ponen de buen humor. Es sobrecogedor.Poco puedo hacer que marque alguna diferencia. Resulta liberador. Mi propia responsabilidad se reduce considerablemente. Lo siento al momento. La sensación de responsabilidad se aligera. A toda velocidad. No soy casi nada. En realidad supongo que la idea debería asustarme, pero no lo siento así.”

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“A human being weighing 70 kilograms contains among other things: -45 litres of water -Enough chalk to whiten a chicken pen -Enough phosphorus for 2,200 matches -Enough fat to make approximately 70 bars of soap -Enough iron to make a two inch nail -Enough carbon for 9,000 pencil points -A spoonful of magnesium I weigh more than 70 kilograms. And I remember a TV series called Cosmos. Carl Sagan would walk around on a set that was meant to look like space, speaking in large numbers. On one of the shows he sat in front of a tank full of all the substances human beings are made of. He stirred the tank with a stick wondering if he would be able to create life. He didn’t succeed.”

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