"I believe our future depends powerfully on how well we understand this cosmos in which we float, like a mote of dust in the morning sky."

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When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education, where people wear three-piece suits and dark socks, often simultaneously.

— Bill Bryson