Famous quotes containing the words thin and/or space:
“Think of those barren places where men gather
To act in the terrible name of rectitude,
Of acned shame, punks pride, muscle or turf,
The bullys thin superiority.”
—Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)
“Not so many years ago there there was no simpler or more intelligible notion than that of going on a journey. Travelmovement through spaceprovided the universal metaphor for change.... One of the subtle confusionsperhaps one of the secret terrorsof modern life is that we have lost this refuge. No longer do we move through space as we once did.”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)