Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.
The scenes of our life are like pictures done in rough mosaic. Looked at close, they produce no effect. There is nothing beautiful to be found in them, unless you stand some distance off.
In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing.
All the best things are seen first of all at a far distance.
Most civilisations, perhaps, look shinier in general terms and from several light-years away.
An outsider can see some things much better.
I'd love to be an astronaut. I bet you get a better understanding of our planet seeing it from a distance.
I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere.
...he was like a man who stands upon a hill above the town he had left, yet does not say 'The town is near,' but turns his eyes upon the distant soaring ranges.
