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“It's like being a newborn, this sudden sensory overload of noise, color, smells and gravity after months of quietly floating, encased in relative calm and isolation. No wonder babies cry in protest when they're born.”

Born Wonder Cry Color Baby Months Calm Smell Noise Isolation Protest Relative Gravity Floating Sensory Newborn Overload

Book:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Source: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

“The mind of the greatest man on earth is not so independent of circumstances as not to feel inconvenienced by the merest buzzing noise about him; it does not need the report of a cannon to disturb his thoughts. The creaking of a vane or a pully is quite enough. Do not wonder that he reasons ill just now; a fly is buzzing by his ear; it is quite enough to unfit him for giving good counsel.”

Men Needs Giving Feels Mind Doe Reason Enough Earth Wonder Circumstances Ears Independent Ill Noise Reports Trifles Cannons Greatest Man

Book:Thoughts on religion, and other subjects

Source: Thoughts on religion, and other subjects

“One of the recurring philosophical questions is: 'Does a falling tree in the forest make a sound when there is no one to hear?' Which says something about the nature of philosophers , because there is always someone in a forest. It may only be a badger, wondering what that cracking noise was, or a squirrel a bit puzzled by all the scenery going upwards, but someone.”

May Doe Fall Bits Sound Wonder Tree Philosophical Philosopher Forests Noise Scenery Squirrels Puzzled Recurring Badgers Philosophical Questions

Book:Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)

Source: Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)

“There are times it's the only thing I want and I wonder how I'll ever go back to the world of noise and distraction. Other times, silence allows me to hear what's really going on in my head. Part of the reason we're on our phones or watching television or reading magazines is to give our heads something else to listen to other than our own thoughts.”

World Want Giving Reason Reading Silence Wonder Television Phones Noise Magazines Distraction Watching Television Reading Magazines

Author:Eric Lange

“Silence. There are times it's the only thing I want and I wonder how I'll ever go back to the world of noise and distraction.”

World Want Silence Wonder Noise Distraction

Author:Eric Lange