Fritz Leiber Quotes

Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once.

As the stars looked to me when I was a shepherd in Assyria, they look to me now as a New-Englander.

There's no night without stars.

Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?

But, enough of that for now. Let’s get lost again in the starry night.

Were the stars out when I left the house last evening? All I could remember was the couple in the Skyline listening to Duran Duran. Stars? Who remembers stars? Come to think of it, had I even looked up at the sky recently? Had the stars been wiped out of the sky three months ago, I wouldn’t have known.

Stars in the night,' he said. 'Something something something something, some delight

At night the sky is pure astronomy.

I was interested in telescopes and the way they worked because I had an intense desire to see what things looked like, so I learned how to use telescopes and find things in the sky.

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.

I study the universe. It's the second oldest profession. People have been looking up for a long time.

When I was a boy, the only thing which captivated me as much as music was the night sky.

The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

The thing I like about astronomy is being outside at night and seeing the stars in a dark sky. It makes you feel small.

I actually believe more in outer space in Virginia, because I can look up at the sky and count the stars.

Cammie: I never knew there were this many stars. Zach: I can't see them. I just see you.

Just because a man glances up at the sky at night does not make him an astronomer, you know.

Look for the stars, you'll say that there are none; / Look up a second time, and, one by one, / You mark them twinkling out with silvery light, / And wonder how they could elude the sight!

Look at the stars lighting up the sky: no one of them stays in the same place.

The telescope... is a conduit to the cosmos.

Look up at the stars and you're gone.

Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer.

Everybody has busy lives, but you can tell people, 'Go outside and look at the night sky. We've been able to demonstrate that every star you see probably has a planet around it.'

The next time you experience a blackout, take some solace by looking at the sky. You will not recognize it.