John Glenn (1921–2016) American astronaut and politician
Exclaimed regarding the order in the universe. Cited in Awake! magazine (June 22, 1999).
“Besides the conversation of women, it is dreams that keep the world in orbit.”
— José Saramago, book Baltasar and Blimunda
Source: Baltasar and Blimunda (1982), p. 107
Context: Besides the conversation of women, it is dreams that keep the world in orbit. But dreams also form a diadem of moons, therefore the sky is that splendour inside a man's head, if his head is not, in fact, his own unique sky.
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