The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in atime of pain or of joy.
ALAN LIGHTMAN
Most people have learned to live in the moment.
More Alan Lightman Quotes
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The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in atime of pain or of joy.
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it is sometimes hard to tell what is real. We often invent what isn’t there. Or ignore what is.
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Our species has advanced from Stone Age to Industrial Revolution to Digital Emptiness. We’ve become weightless, in the bad sense of the word.
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What sense is there in continuing when one has seen the future?
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A person who cannot imagine the future is a person who cannot contemplate the results of his actions. Some are thus paralyzed into inaction.
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A good book changes for you every few years because you are in a different place in your own life. That’s a sign of a good novel.
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Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone.
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I should have written books instead of reading them.
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We walk from room to room, look into the room that is lit, the present moment, then walk on. We do not know the rooms ahead, but we know we cannot change them. We are spectators of our lives.
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Each time is true, but the truths are not the same.
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I have also been fascinated for a long time with the intersection of science and religion.
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As a scientist, I don’t believe science will ever discover whether God exists. Nor do I believe religion will ever prove it.
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As I understand it, a universe is a … well, a totality. A universe is everything that is, as far as the inside of the thing.
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For my students who are trying to learn the craft of writing in a writing class – contemporary literature is what’s most useful.
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