“Do you believe in aliens?” I murmur, eyes still closed. “Believe in them?” he asks, surprised. “I don’t know any, so it’s hard to say I put my faith in them. Do I believe in their existence? Certainly. The question is, Are they close enough to be discovered, and more importantly—do we want to discover them?” “Yeah,” I sigh. “Maybe not. Humans have let us down. Why try our luck with other species?”
