The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile …

Stanley Kubrick
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The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent, but if we can come to terms with this indifference, then our existence as a species can have genuine meaning. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light. ✨ Interview with Eric Nordern, Playboy, September 1968.
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