By Neil Gaiman
“A philosopher once asked,
“Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?”
Pointless, really…
“Do the stars gaze back?”
Now, that’s a question.”
“A philosopher once asked,
“Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?”
Pointless, really…
“Do the stars gaze back?”
Now, that’s a question.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
“Because I’m tired and lonely, and you’re the only person I can talk to without putting myself at risk.”
“Oh, for heaven’s sake, Harper, I didn’t just pee on the floor. My water broke.’
‘What water?’ He blinked, then went pale as a corpse. ‘That water. Oh, God. Oh, Jesus. Oh, shit. Sit. Sit, or… I’ll get-’
An ambulance. The marines.
‘My mother.”
“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.”