Quotes About Stars

"The night is even more richly colored than the day. . . . If only one pays attention to it, one sees that certain stars are citron yellow, while others have a pink glow or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. And without my expiating on this theme, it should be clear that putting little white dots on a blue-black surface is not enough."

- Vincent van Gogh, Painter

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty but the sight of the stars makes me dream."

- Vincent Van Gogh, Painter

"The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the Universe to do."

- Galileo Galilei, Astronomer

"The face of the sun is not without expression, but it tells us precious little of what is in its heart."

- Armin J. Deutsch, Astronomer and
Science Fiction Writer

"When I consider how, after sunset, the stars come out gradually in troops from behind the hills and woods, I confess that I could not have contrived a more curious and inspiring sight."

- Henry Thoreau, Poet

"It is reasonable to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star."

- Arthur Eddington, Astrophysicist

"The real friends of the space voyager are the stars. Their friendly, familiar patterns are constant companions, unchanging, out there."

- James Lovell, Apollo Astronaut

"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

- Sarah Williams, Poet

"Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. I thought of their unfathomable distance, and the slow inevitable drift of their movements out of the unknown past into the unknown future."

- H. G. Wells Science Fiction Writer

"It is a pity, in an age of rockets and space telescopes, that so few people have a direct acquaintance with the stars. Learning the stars and following their nightly courses across the sky brings a deep satisfaction born of familiarity with something both ancient and ageless."

- Richard Berry, Writer

"Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. I thought of their unfathomable distance, and the slow inevitable drift of their movements out of the unknown past into the unknown future."

- H. G. Wells Science Fiction Writer

"And as I looked at the star, I realised what millions of other people have realised when looking at stars. We’re tiny. We don’t matter. We’re here for a second and then gone the next. We’re a sneeze in the life of the universe."

- Danny Wallace, Writer