I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
Bio: Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist, writer and poet, specialized in black holes and cosmology. He works as research director for the CNRS, and is a member of the Laboratoire Univers et Théories of the observatory of Paris-Meudon.