The Interstellar Age Quotes

“She smiled at Michael. “If you thought international politics were difficult to navigate, interstellar politics not only deal with different languages and cultures, but different biology. The ambassador from Mebsuta System is physiologically similar to a sea anemone; his mouth is also his anus, and they do not consider public defecation to be socially unacceptable. It can sometimes be unsettling for other cultures, like ours, to interact with his species.” “I imagine so,” Michael said, his eyes wide.”
― Valmore Daniels, The Interstellar Age: The Complete Trilogy