Science is an exploration of the intricate, subtle, and awesome universe we inhabit.
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| — | Carl Sagan, Broca’s Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science |
… For the price of a modest meal you can ponder the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, the origin of species, the interpretation of dreams, the nature of things. Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
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| — | Carl Sagan, on the popularization of modestly-priced paperback books (via euphoria-corpses) |
Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.
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| — | Carl Sagan, Cosmos (via wordsfrombooks) |
