Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1)

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

And then we were quiet again. I hated the quiet. Finally I just asked a stupid question, “Why do birds exist, anyway?” He looked at me. “You don’t know?” “I guess I don’t.” “Birds exist to teach us things about the sky.” “You believe that?” “Yes.”