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Telescopes and binoculars endanger the ever-distant sublime.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Binoculars
Endanger
Telescopes
Distant
Sublime
Ever

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