“The launch of a space shuttle can still make you weep with amazement a...” — Hanna Rosin Quote

“The launch of a space shuttle can still make you weep with amazement and wonder, if you happen to be watching it.”

“I think we should all call ourselves feminists.”

“NASA projects often have romantic names that link into a long history of exploration and adventure: Atlantis and Discovery, for example.”

“When I write, I feel that I'm writing with my intellect. When I paint, I think it's some other force making me paint. I - as I wrote in my novel 'My Name is Red' - watch with amazement what my hand is doing on the paper, what kind of line, what kind of strange, beautiful thing it's doing in spite of my will, so to speak.”

“Our most fundamental social need, it turns out, to my amazement, is love. Now, I'm not a hippie-dippie whatever. If you look at the literature, our most fundamental need for children is an environment of maximum love, and that they can be hugged, kissed, and loved. That's what humanises us and allows us to realise our whole dimension.”