“You cant fathom the alien mind.”

“Efficiency was a higher priority than imagination.”

“So, said Zia, youre gonna eat your way through the whole universe, top to bottom. And then what?”

“Out on the ragged edge of space, there was no time for theories.”

“You can’t fathom the alien mind.”

“The universe is seeming really huge right now. I need something to hold on to.”

“The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”

“Sometimes I try to erase myself. And then, if I've done a good job, I'm erased. I'm nothing. And then the world is free to flow into me like water into an empty bowl. And I see. I hear. But not wit...”