J. B. MacKinnon Professions : Journalist Born : 1970 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by J. B. MacKinnon Human beings are the center of the universe from only one perspective, and that is our own. J. B. MacKinnon center-of-the-universe perspective nature Nature is not a temple, but a ruin. A beautiful ruin, but a ruin all the same. J. B. MacKinnon ruins temples beautiful Distance is the Enemy of Awareness. J. B. MacKinnon distance awareness enemy Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors