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Entry: East of the Sun, West of the Moon Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/east_of_the_sun_west_of_the_moon#17652 Post contents: Is it true that the biologist and essayist Lewis Thomas, having expressed the hope that Bach's music would be sent into space via the Voyager craft for the edification of ETs, immediately paused and said "But that would be boasting"? Bill Buckley cited this quote in <I>National Review</I> 23 years ago; but I haven't been able, so far, to find it confirmed (i.e. with an actual source given) anywhere else. Sent at: 2008 09 08