I recently went on vacation with the band, my first vacation in years, and I noticed something interesting. Everyone wanted to go down to the beach during the day, and stare at the stars in the sky at night. I noticed that I seemed more bored with these activities than the others. I realised that people probably liked to look at the vast horizon of the beach and the endless sky at night because it took them out of their daily routine and reminded them about bigger things. But I never seem to stop thinking about these bigger things.

from Mark Everett, Things the Grandchildren Should Know