“In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.”
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
Book II, line 647 (tr. James Michie)
Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love)
“In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.”
Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) American writer
Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
Lora Leigh (1965) American writer
Source: Broken Wings
Robyn Davidson (1950) Australian writer
Source: Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
“Everyone wants a prodigy to fail; it makes our mediocrity more bearable.”
Harold Bloom (1930–2019) American literary critic and scholar
“Connecting with others during difficult times makes the trials more bearable.”
John Townsend (1952) Canadian clinical psychologist and author
Where Is God (2009, Thomas Nelson publishers)
“Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.”
Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909) American author and Unitarian clergyman