We forget that our sun is only a star destined to someday burn out. The time scale of its transience so far exceeds our human one that our unconditional dependence on its life-giving properties feels oddly like an indiscretion we'd rather forget.


The Solace of Open Spaces, To Live in Two Worlds (p. 105), Penguin Books. 1986

Gretel Ehrlich Quotes

We forget that our sun is only a star destined to someday burn out. The time scale of its transience so far exceeds our human one that our...

We forget that our sun is only a star destined to someday burn out. The time scale of its transience so far exceeds our human one that our...

We forget that our sun is only a star destined to someday burn out. The time scale of its transience so far exceeds our human one that our...

We forget that our sun is only a star destined to someday burn out. The time scale of its transience so far exceeds our human one that our...