jimmylives: “A star goes wild in the places beyond air — a dark star born of coldness and in
jimmylives: “A star goes wild in the places beyond air — a dark star born of coldness and invisible. It hits the upper edges of our atmosphere and look! It is seen! It flames and arcs and dazzles. It goes out in ash and memory. But its after-image remains in our eyes to be looked at again and again. For it was rare. And it was beautiful. And we thank God and nature for sending it in front of our eyes.”-Stewart Stern in a letter to Mr. & Mrs. Winslow, Oct. 12, 1955. James Byron Dean, Feb. 8, 1931 - Sept. 30, 1955 -- source link