“I have been places and done things you simply would not believe. I feel like saying: I have dangled from a cord a hundred miles up; I have seen the earth eclipsed by the moon, and enjoyed it. I have seen the sun’s true light, unfiltered by any planet’s atmosphere. I have seen the ultimate black of infinity in a stillness undisturbed by any living thing. I do have this secret. This precious thing, that I will always carry with me.” -- Michael Collins, “Carrying the Fire.”
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90 - NYT Apr 28, 2021
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