# Quote — R. A. Lafferty, Space Chantey

> His soaring vaunt escaped the blooming ears of us,
>
> He's gone, he's dead, he's dirt, he disappears from us! Be this the death of highest thrust of human all?
>
> The flaming end of bright and shining crewmen all?Destroyed? His road is run? It's but a bend of it;
>
> Make no mistake, this only seems

- Author: [R. A. Lafferty](https://www.leafyquotes.com/r-a-lafferty.md)
- Book: [Space Chantey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/r-a-lafferty/space-chantey.md)
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