“Were not having sex, are we?No, Talia confirmed. Dont take it the wrong way, youre by far the nicest insect Ive ever spent time with, but first contact is one thing. Im not sure my reputation can t...”

“You are a romantic. Marry this woman. Have children. Stepping in baby shit will soon drive thoughts of romance from you.”

“Bit nave, isnt it? So much for the Age of Enlightenment.I grew up believing in dragons, du Bois pointed out.”

“We’re not having sex, are we?”“No,” Talia confirmed. “Don’t take it the wrong way, you’re by far the nicest insect I’ve ever spent time with, but first contact is one thing. I’m not sure my reputat...”

“Bit naïve, isn’t it? So much for the Age of Enlightenment.”“I grew up believing in dragons,” du Bois pointed out.”

“I’m not sure we’re quite the monsters you want us to be.”

“We never see other people anyway, only the monsters we make of them.”

“But these weren't the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around--they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, ...”

“You guys know about vampires? You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? Theres this idea that monsters dont have reflections in a mirror. And what Ive always thought isnt that monsters d...”