Aurora Borealis Quotes

20 quotes from 17 authors

The northern lights have inspired poets, scientists, and travelers alike; the 20 quotations here, drawn from 17 voices, capture the awe, mystery, and scientific wonder that the aurora evokes. From vivid descriptions of color to reflections on nature’s grandeur, these lines illuminate the magic of the night sky.

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“The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted aurora near the poles of both Saturn and Jupiter. And on Earth, the aurora borealis and…

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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“As I watched that single thread of lightning billow through the water above me like the aurora borealis, I imagined the heavy…

Laura Whitcomb

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“FALL I've never liked orange not even a hint of yellow though that doesn't mean I'm derange, you know. but it's still…

Kynna Claire

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“Scientists can explain the aurora borealis if they wish, but they cannot take away its impact on an individual’s consciousness. What we…

Mary J. Macleod

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It's a glorious universe the positive thinkers have come up with, a vast, shimmering aurora borealis in which desires mingle freely with…

Barbara Ehrenreich

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“People like to catch lights and put them inside their jars, so they can say they're lightkeepers. They like to capture bolts…

C. JoyBell C

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“The boundaries of our country, sir? Why sir, onto the north we are bounded by the Aurora Borealis, on the east we…

Neil Gaiman

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“The boundaries of our country, sir? Why sir, on the north we are bounded by the Aurora Borealis, on the east we…

Neil Gaiman

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“An aurora borealis rises over festive orchards; the branches of the trees immediately begin to bud, to blossom, to bend under the…

Yasmina Khadra

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One of my pleasantest memories as a kid growing up in New Orleans was how a bunch of us kids, playing, would…

Danny Barker

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“When the human voice is reduced to being no longer a song, a word, or a cry, but the articulation of the…

Michel Leiris

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“In October of 1774 he sneaked away from Paulerspury with one of his old friends to hear John Wesley preach. Willy had…

Sam Wellman

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“The only light came from the windows of those houses she passed that had open curtains, revealing little tableaux of family life:…

Jojo Moyes

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With the aurora borealis flaming coldly overhead, or the stars leaping in the frost dance, and the land numb and frozen under…

Jack London

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THE WORM UP ………… LIFE IS WHAT U MAKE corny so LOVE WHAT GIFTS WE ARE GIVEN SOMEONE IS WATCHING ME AND…

Edward GRAY

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“People usually associate the colour pink with weakness and naiveté; but I associate this colour with the most beautiful parts of the…

C. JoyBell C

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“Life is a hospital, in which every patient is possessed by the desire to change his bed. This one would prefer to…

Charles Baudelaire

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“This life is a hospital in which each patient is possessed by the desire to change beds. One wants to suffer in…

Charles Baudelaire

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“If one could nominate an absolutely tragic day in human history, it would be the occasion that is now commemorated by the…

Christopher Hitchens

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“I do not know the substance of the considerations and recommendations which Dr. Szilárd proposes to submit to you,” Einstein wrote. “The…

Walter Isaacson

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