Hello and Welcome. This page is a collection of 19 quotes from Atmosphere book by Taylor Jenkins Reid that I liked and saved while reading this book. I hope you will like these quotes too.
By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.
Quotes on Astronomy
- To look up at the nighttime sky is to become a part of a long line of people throughout human history who looked above at that same set of stars. It is to witness time unfolding.
- When we learn about the constellations, we also learn how earlier generations made sense of the world. The stars are connected to so many other elements of our life.
- The night sky is a map, and once you know how to read it, it will always be there. You’ll never be lost.
- We are the stars. And the stars are us. Every atom in our bodies was once out there. Was once a part of them. To look at the night sky is to look at parts of who you once were, who you may one day be.
Quotes on Being a Human
- Being human was such a lonely endeavor. We alone have consciousness; we are the only intelligent life force that we know of in the galaxy. We have no one but one another.
- As human beings, we are less of a who and more of a when. We are a moment in time – when all of our cells have come together in this body. But our atoms were many things before, and they will be many things after.
Quotes on Love
- People never fall in love with who they should. This whole world is full of stories of people falling in love with exactly who they weren’t supposed to.
- Have you ever been in love? Well, it’s like a bad cold: it’s miserable and then, one day, it’s gone.
Other Quotes
- Everything about space exploration is about preparedness over impulsivity, calmness over boldness. For such an adventurous job, it can be achingly routine. All risks are carefully managed; no corners are cut. There are no cowboys here. This is how NASA keeps everyone safe. Predictable models, prepared for every scenario.
- I love when people love what they do.
- Going into space is not for the faint of heart. Great men have died in the pursuit of space exploration. If you are not prepared to face the sacrifices that may be required in order to serve this country in this unprecedented undertaking, it is best that you realize that now.
- Most of our days here at NASA are good ones. We achieve things once believed to be impossible. But there have been some days that we never see coming. Days that stick with us forever. That may cost some of us our lives. If you cannot accept that this risk lies ahead in all we do here, now is your chance to make a different choice. To choose a different life for yourself. A safer one.
- Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid, but strong enough to do it anyway.
- I could never say that science has obliterated the possibility of God. Certainly I don’t see that happening in my lifetime. And I think something would be lost, if it did. Or maybe I should say that I hope that if it did happen, it would only be because something even more incredible was discovered.
- I’ve always wanted to go away. Somewhere far from here where no one can see us, and I can kiss you in the sunshine.
- Happiness is so hard to come by. I don’t understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it.
- The rules of society came for everyone eventually: the too big, too small, too wild, too quiet, too strong, not strong enough.
- I will love you until the day I die, do you hear me? There is nothing you could do or say or think or feel that would change that. I am yours to fall back on, forever. You make my life worth something. And I can promise you with my entire body that you will never be alone. Every day, you can wake up and go to bed knowing there is someone whose heart is bursting, barely able to contain how much they love you.
- How entirely undemanding of yourself it was to believe that everything happened to you. And everything was about you. And that your feelings were the only ones that mattered. Worse yet, to afford yourself the role of the victim always – regardless of how grotesquely it required you to twist reality – so that you never had to look in the mirror and admit you were the perpetrator.