This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the light on the stars requires time; deeds though done, still require time to be seen and heard. This deed is still more distant from them than the most distant stars - and yet they have done it themselves. β¨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2010). The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs, p.182, Vintage
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