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We tried to do this the easy way — and we failed. Now begins the conflict I strove to avoid. It may well prove to be a battle the Universe cannot survive! Eternity, it is now your turn.

— Jim Starlin

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You'll find my power comes from within.... and is a force to be reckoned with.

Obviously my best strategy is to wait, listen, and learn.

The Universe will now be set right. Made over to fit my unique view of what should be. Let Nihilism reign supreme!

Who would have thought that becoming God would be such a hollow victory.

As big as an elephant is, a whale is still larger. Everything's relative. Even gods have their spot on the food chain.

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Since, in the long run, every planetary society will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring — not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive.

Carl Sagan Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994)

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance.

Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature (1836)

Her blue eyes sought the west afar,
For lovers love the western star.

Walter Scott The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805)

Einstein's space is no closer to reality than Van Gogh's sky.

Arthur Koestler The Act of Creation (1964)

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