Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.

Vanna Bonta

(April 3, 1953 – July 8, 2014) American novelist, poet, essayist, actress and inventor whose novel Flight introduced "quantum fiction" to literary shelves, and poetry launched on a NASA spaceship to Mars. As an actress, Bonta played "Zed's Queen" in The Beastmaster. She performed primarily as a voice talent on a roster of feature films, such as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, as well as on television.

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