Andromeda Galaxy, by Cestomano, via flickr Commons
“What thrilled me the most was the fact that millions of meteors burn up every day as they enter our atmosphere.
As a result, Earth receives 10 tons of dust from outer space.
Not only do we take in the world with each breath, we are inhaling the universe.”
—Terry Tempest Williams, in When Women Were Birds
Shawndra Miller
Giving voice to the world’s remaking
Shawndra Miller 
An interesting post – ‘when women were birds…’ intriguing – I want to learn more about this one.
I don’t think she means “chicks”.