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> [“But I will confess that I began as an astronomer—a liking for bright flashes, vast distances, unreachable things, a hand stretched always toward the furthest limit— and that my longing for you has not taken me very far from that original desire to inscribe a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-jollimore/but-i-will-confess-that-i-began-as-an-astronomer-a-liking-for-bright/)

Troy Jollimore

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## Other authors on Astronomer

- [Steven Magee 25 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomer/steven-magee/)

## More by Troy Jollimore

> [“But I will confess that I began as an astronomer—a liking for bright flashes, vast distances, unreachable things, a hand stretched always toward the furthest limit— and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-jollimore/but-i-will-confess-that-i-began-as-an-astronomer-a-liking-for-bright/)

Troy Jollimore

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