Carl Edward Sagan (; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, science communicator, author, and professor. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from...
—Carl Sagan in The Dragons of Eden
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.