To Lose the Earth Quotes

“But the whole thing with new people, aliens or not, is that you can’t go in just looking at the ways you are different and decide you’ll never get along. You have to look for the ways you are the same. They can be hard to find but they are almost always there. And once you find a little common ground, that’s how you get to know each other better. We just discovered a new alien species.”
― Kirsten Beyer, To Lose the Earth

“sheer”
― Kirsten Beyer, To Lose the Earth

“humanity has spent too much time in the children’s section of the universal library,”
― Kirsten Beyer, To Lose the Earth

“I’m talking about allowing others to see you as you truly are, embracing them in all of their imperfections without fear, and remaining true to them come what may. I’m talking about connections that run so deep, it no longer matters where you end and they begin. Some find it in marital love, others in friendship. Both are worth risking.”
― Kirsten Beyer, To Lose the Earth