Il presidente del Gun-Club ha l'onore di avvertire i suoi colleghi che nella seduta del 5 corrente egli farà loro una comunicazione di tal natura da impressionarli vivamente.[Jules Verne, Dalla Terra alla Luna]
I know that I would be a liar or a fool if I said that I have the best of the three Apollo 11 seats, but I can say with truth and equanimity that I am perfectly satisfied with the one I have. This venture has been structured for three men, and I consider my third to be as necessary as either of the other two. I don't mean to deny a feeling of solitude. It is there, reinforced by the fact that radio contact with the Earth abruptly cuts off at the instant I disappear behind the moon, I am alone now, truly alone, and absolutely isolated from any known life. I am it.
[Michael Collins, Carrying the Fire]
