Quote by Melanie Benjamin

“and he felt that, just as he had conquered this place, he could conquer the world.”

— Paulo Coelho

“For the time being, the entire earth and the boundless sky.”

— Ruth Ozeki

“He had become the sky around the sun – alive, but not really there.”

— Carla H Krueger

“It was even before he left Earth that he first thought of it as a planet, like any other, not particularly his own.”

— Orson Scott Card

“A man who conquers himself no longer has the need to conquer those around him.”

— VD

“While he lived, entire worlds weren't enough to contain him. Now six good feet of earth are sufficient.”

— Bill Willingham

“An entire empire needing his attention, and yet in that moment, I am his whole world.”

— J. Kenner

“Either conquer the night, or become one of its conquests.”

— Abigail Biddinger

“A man who has already conquered himself no longer has the need to conquer those around him.”

— VD

“He was a planet without an atmosphere.”

— Donna Tartt

“When mankind ascended to the stars, he came no closer to God.”

— Mitch Michaelson

“There is always a mountain ahead, that must be conquered.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita