Bubble

thumb|In infinite time, in infinite matter, in infinite space, is formed a bubble-organism, and that bubble lasts a while and bursts, and that bubble is Me. ~ Leo Tolstoy A bubble is a spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid. Quotes The wind blows out, the bubble dies;The spring entomb'd in autumn lies;The dew dries up; the star is shot;The flight is past—and man forgot. Francis Beaumont, "On the Life of Man" (1828) Like bubbles on the sea of matter born. Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man § 3.19 In infinite time, in infinite matter, in infinite space, is formed a bubble-organism, and that bubble lasts a while and bursts, and that bubble is Me. Leo Tolstoy, Levin in Anna Karenina, C. Garnett, trans. (New York: 2003), Part 8, Chapter 9, p. 729 External links