For the wretched of the earth
there is a flame that never dies.
Even the darkest night will end
and the sun will rise.
The Twelve Planets of Interstellar
Do not go gentle into that good night
Interstellar (2014)
“Did you know that some of the finest solo yachtsmen in the world don’t know how to swim? They don’t know, and if they go overboard, they’re done… We’re explorers. This is our boat.”
You know how Sister Berthe always makes me kiss the floor after we’ve had a disagreement? Well, lately I’ve taken to kissing the floor whenever I see her coming, just to save time.
Fifteen-hundred people went into the sea, when Titanic sank from under us. There were twenty boats floating nearby and only one came back. One. Six were saved from the water, myself included. Six out of fifteen-hundred. Afterward, the seven-hundred people in the boats had nothing to do but wait. Wait to die. Wait to live. Wait for an absolution that would never come.