“Find out if you’re still human, observe yourself from another planet”

“Don't look at Jaques as if he was a human being, he comes from another planet.”

“I think we’re romantic people in some ways, but when it comes to relationships it’s not a question of ‘Can you trust another human being?’, so much as a question of trusting yourself. The animalistic nature of man seems to mean that you’re bound to find another people physically attractive. And there’s something dishonest about shutting those feelings off - it seems puritanical to deny yourself that. The idea of sin is still so widely pervading.”

“And this is why you don’t want me to be friends with Dee, because you were afraid that I’d find out the truth?”“That, and you’re a human. Humans are weak. They bring us nothing but trouble.”My eyes narrowed. “We aren’t weak. And you’re on our planet. How about a little respect, buddy.”Amusement flickered in his emerald eyes. “Point taken.”

“I still believe that you truly find yourself not in travel, but in other human souls.”

“I couldn t help but say to Mr. Gorbachev just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from another planet. We d find out once and for all that we really are all human beings here on this earth together”